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How to Make Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting - A Step-by-Step Guide

Sweet potatoes are a versatile and delicious vegetable that can be used in a variety of dishes, from savory mains to sweet desserts. One of the most popular ways to enjoy sweet potatoes in a sweet treat is in the form of cupcakes. These Sweet Potato Cupcakes with Toasted Marshmallow Frosting are a delightful twist on traditional cupcakes, incorporating the natural sweetness and earthy flavor of sweet potatoes with the gooey, toasted goodness of marshmallows.

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups brown sugar
  • ½ cup butter, room temperature
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ cup milk, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup white sugar
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 3 tablespoons cold water
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ cup marshmallow creme
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Information

  • Prep Time: 25 mins
  • Cook Time: 20 mins
  • Additional Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 12 cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
  • Beat brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into butter mixture before adding the next. Blend in sweet potatoes and vanilla extract.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl. Add 1/2 of the flour to sweet potato mixture, stirring just until incorporated. Blend in milk and remaining flour mixture.
  • Scoop batter into prepared cupcake pan and bake in preheated oven until tops spring back when touched lightly with a finger and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool on rack.
  • To make frosting: Combine white sugar, egg whites, cold water, cream of tartar, and a pinch of salt in a heatproof mixing bowl. Set the mixing bowl over a pan of simmering water and beat with an electric mixer until the mixture is very hot to the touch and stiff peaks have formed, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the bowl from the heat and beat 1 minute more. Add marshmallow creme and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat until combined.
  • To frost the cupcakes, fill a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip with frosting; pipe mini marshmallow-shaped dots all over the cupcakes. Alternatively, use a knife and frost them generously with lots of swoops and swirls.
  • Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
  • Arrange 3 or 4 cupcakes on a baking sheet and place them in the oven under the broiler. Toast until frosting has started to brown, about 90 seconds (check every 20 seconds and rearrange the baking sheet, if necessary). Repeat with the remaining cupcakes until all are toasted.

    • Nutrition

    292 cal.

    • Total Fat: 9g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 48mg
    • Sodium: 347mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 49g
    • Dietary Fiber: 1g
    • Total Sugars: 27g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 91mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 143mg

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    Sweet potato recipes
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