Saturday, January 11, 2014

S'mores cupcakes




I know. I did not torch them :(
I made them for Forth of July, and they were sitting in my folder since then. We had bunch of kids coming over before fireworks, and I didn't check my torch. Everything was ready. BBQ was on the grill, watermelon in the fridge, firecrackers were ready, and bunch of kids were about to eat.
I baked cupcakes, made marshmallow meringue, and I could not wait for the fun part. Torching them, and looking how that snow white thick, glossy foam becomes caramelized, dramatic and amazing looking. And my torch was dead. I was so disappointed, I still am.
So please, before you make them, have your torch ready. Mine was empty, no gas left. Kids were staring with their eyes wide open, and I did not have time to go and get new one. I just snapped 2-3 pictures, and the cupcakes were gone.

For the graham cracker base:

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
5 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons sugar
Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Line muffin pan with 24 baking cups. Mix all of the ingredients, and place a tablespoon of mixture into each baking cup. Press down crumb mixture with the spoon until it forms a solid crust. Bake for 5 min, and cool.

For chocolate cupcakes:
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa 
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 lightly beaten eggs
1 cup yogurt 
2/3 cup melted butter
1 cup strong coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla
Sift dry ingredients. Add wet ingredients, and mix just until you break down the lumps. Batter will be liquidy. 
Pour the batter over cooled graham cracker base. Fill the cups only 2/3. Bake for 25 min. Cool completely before frosting them.

Make chocolate glaze:
200 gr chocolate
100 ml heavy whipping cream
Heat the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat. Just bring it to a boil, and pour it immediately over chopped chocolate. Let it stand for a few minutes. Stir gently until chocolate is melted and smooth. Set it aside to cool.
When cupcakes are cooled, dip each one into the chocolate glaze. Let it harden a little bit.

For marshmallow meringue:
6 egg whites
1 1/2 cup sugar 
1/2 teaspoon of gelatin
1 tablespoon water
Bloom gelatin in 1 tablespoon of water. Mix egg whites with sugar, and place in the top of the double boiler. Mix it constantly with the whisk until sugar is dissolved and mixture  reaches 71C/160F. Add bloomed melted gelatin, and beat with your whisk attachment on medium high sped until mixture cools and doubles in volume. It should form stiff peaks, about 10 min.
Fill a pastry bag with the marshmallow meringue and pipe the meringue on top of the cupcake.
Lightly toast the marshmallow meringue using a kitchen torch.








20 comments:

  1. Izgledaju fenomenalno i "nespaljeni"... kad kupim kuhinjski brener, isprobaću ovo pa makar ih sredila ko Đenka ;)

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    1. Joj Gago, sto si me za Djenku nasmejala :))))))
      Meni bas krivo sto nisam mogla da ih sprzim :)))
      Tad stvarno budu premedeni :)

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  2. Vec dugo imam zelju da ih napravim, ali donedavno nisam imala brener. :) Jedva cekam da isprobam....

    Draga Ljiljo, sve najbolje tebi i tvojoj porodici u novoj godini!

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    1. Hvala puno Miki, svako dobro i tebi i tvojima :)))
      Taj mali brender je super igracka, svasta sa njim moze da se radi :)))

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  3. Mmmm, kakve divotice:) Savršenstvo! Veliki pozdrav i želim Vam srećnu Novu godinu:)

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  4. Verujem da su nestali u trenu i da klincima nije ni najmanje smetalo, hihihi... odlicne su fotke, dobro je sto si i uspela da ih uslikas u celoj toj guzvi.:)))

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    1. Ma klinci nisu ni primeetili, ali ja sam se bila namerila da se poigram :)))
      Hvala Lana :*

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  5. Svaka ti cast kad pored ovog neodoljivog slatkisa ti prodes i da ga ne dodirnes,mislim,pojedes !!! :)

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    1. Hvala Mirce :)
      Popapala sam ja jedan, nisam izdrzala :)))

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  6. I ja sam skoro našla kupiti mali brener, i imala sam slične stvari u planu. :) Meni i ovako beli izgledaju savršeno!! Verujem da su nestali u trenu i da deci ništa tu nije falilo! Rado bi sada smazala koji!

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    1. Hvala Boby :)
      Deca ko deca, smazali su oni to a da ni ne primete. Jesu lepi i beli, ali su preslatki kad se nasaraju. Ako imas taj kuhinjski brener, znas kako je lepo igrati se sa njim ;))

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  7. the frosting looks so light and fluffy! yum!

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    1. Thank you Dina. Frosting reminds me of a dessert I grew up with. Thats why I like it so much :))

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  8. Izgledaju odlično!! Ko mala brdašca prekrivena snijegom :))

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  9. Prekrasno izgledaju. Još se nisam odvažila kupiti brener, bojim se da će ili poslije čamiti zaboravljen ili ću se ubijati sprženim desertima

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  10. Dajana, pre ce biti ovo drugo. Ja sam se trudila da sprzim sve sto moze, pa je zato i bio prazan a da nisam ni primetila :)))
    Hvala ti :*

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  11. Meni su prekrasni i vjerujem da su se svima jako svidjeli ! Brener mi je želja, možda jednog dana.......:)

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  12. Hvala Branka :)
    Za creme brulee, nezamenljivo. Barem ga ja tu najvise koristim :)

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