Jumbo Hostess Cupcakes

Wow, I can't believe it's already time for April's Martha Stewart Cupcake Club entry. This means it's almost Tax Day! Yay! Hope everyone's getting refunds! =)


This month's cupcakes were really fun to make! I was actually surprised at the simplicity of it. What could be better than homemade Hostess Cupcakes??

Whisk together all the dry ingredients.

In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Then add in eggs, one at a time.


Add in the flour mixture in batches, alternating with sour cream. I know there are many chocolate cake recipes out there that call for sour cream, but I've never tried it before. It seems like such a weird ingredient to have in a cake, doesn't it?

You should get this beautiful and thick chocolate batter!


Scoop your batter into greased jumbo muffin tins.


Bake at 350 degrees and cool.


Meanwhile, prepare the cream filling!

MMMmmmm...is it wrong to love marshmallow creme?? Because, really, I could eat it out of the jar all day, every day. But then I'd probably die of heart failure at age 26. lol.


Anyway, back to this cream filling. It's super easy to make. You just beat together softened butter and Marshmallow Creme until well combined. SO good!

Ok, now we fill them! Ready for this?


The recipe says to use a melon baller. But I didn't have one, so I just took a small knife and cut a circle in the bottoms of each cupcake. The little circle of cake lifted right out and remained in one piece. Then I took the tip of the knife and gently carved out some of the cake in the center. The crumbs were really soft and loosened up easily. Then, all you have to do is tip the cupcake and the crumbs will fall out. I was surprised at how easy it was! I was expecting a few failed attempts, but all of them came out perfectly.

Fill it with the cream. I just spooned it in. No biggie.


Then I replaced the circle that I cut out earlier.


Ta-DA! Happy cream-filled cupcakes! Now, turn 'em around to face upward.

Fear not! No cake was wasted in this process. These crumbs made it to my happy tummy~!


And now, place the rest of the filling into a piping bag and snip off a small hole. No piping tip needed.

Draw some squiggles!


Check out all that ooey gooey goodness!

These didn't taste very much like the real thing but no one really cared! They were suuuper delicious in their own right and got gobbled up almost right away. For those of you who are doubtful/frightened by the Marshmallow Fluff, give it a chance! You'd be surprised at how awesome it tastes! hehe.

Happy Tax Day, everyone! woo! Taxes and cupcakes rock my socks! =)



CLICK HERE for the recipe.