Mississippi Mud Cupcakes
Mississippi Mud Cupcakes are richly decadent with a sweet, chocolaty, brownie-like cupcake, a gooey marshmallow creme layer topped with Chocolate Mud Frosting and toasted pecans.
Mississippi Mud Cupcakes
Ingredients
1 cup butter
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 ¾ cups sugar
4 large eggs
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Marshmallow Frosting (recipe follows)
Mud Icing (recipe follows)
½ cup toasted pecans
1 stick butter, softened
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 cup marshmallow cream
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup toasted pecans
½ cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
2 cups powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Source: spicysouthernkitchen.com