The Christmas holiday is in the air and it’s just beginning to feel cold. A season for a perfect hot chocolate and cupcake. However, why have them separately when they can be combined? Try out this Hot Chocolate Cupcakes recipe!

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What are these Hot Chocolate Cupcakes?

Well, as the cold season is coming, we are all looking for something to warm us. In this connection, our featured recipe, the hot chocolate cupcakes, will give you a wintery drink. These hot chocolate cupcakes are with the perfect mix of cocoa and vanilla that almost resembles the cup of hot chocolate drink.

Also, they are really attractive as they are topped with marshmallows and a candy cane handle that is delicately placed to look like a cup. These cupcakes would really be the apple of the eye on your dessert table.

Are you getting excited about how they are being made? Well, just reserve 60 minutes of your time to complete this recipe perfectly fit for the coming holidays. To be specific, you will just devote 5 minutes to prepare the tool and ingredients, 15 minutes to bake the cupcakes, and 30 minutes to rest and make the frosting. After an hour, the cupcakes will be ready.

What are the Tools to Prepare?

A few tools that you need to set up in making the hot chocolate cupcakes are the following:

Mixing bowl;
Measuring cups and spoons;
2 (12 ct) cupcake tins;
24 Mini candy canes; and
Mini Marshmallows.

What are the Key Ingredients?

There are two sets of ingredients that must be prepared for this recipe.

Set 1: Cupcakes:

box vanilla cake mix
large eggs
cup oil
water
hot cocoa mix
vanilla

Note: Cocoa powder can be used in place of hot cocoa packets if you want a deeper chocolate flavor.

Set 2: Marshmallow frosting

Marshmallow fluff or creme
unsalted butter, room temperature
powdered sugar
milk or flavored coffee creamer
vanilla

For the specific measurements of the ingredients, please refer to our recipe card below.

How to Make the Hot Chocolate Cupcakes?

Excited to begin? Here are the simple steps to follow:

Firstly, preheat the oven to 350 and prepare cupcake tins with 24 liners.

Secondly, add cake mix, eggs, water, cocoa, vanilla, and oil into a bowl and mix them until well combined.

Thirdly, divide the batter evenly among the cups. Then, bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool in pans for 30 minutes.

Fourthly, it is time to make the frosting. Begin with adding marshmallow creme, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and choice of liquid to a bowl and mix on low until incorporated for 2 to 3 minutes. Then, proceed to mix it on high for an additional 3 to 4 minutes.

Fifthly, add frosting to a piping bag with a tip 1A. Squeeze a circle on the top of the cupcake.

Finally, add a mini candy cane to the side and a few mini marshmallows on top, and you are done!