Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting

Sorry, I’ve been on vacation and gone from my blog for a while.

What do you mean you didn’t notice??  I’m shocked.

Well anyway, here’s what I baked first when I got home:

So anyway, I went on a Disney cruise and spent most of my time eating.  🙂

And yes, in case you’re wondering, I asked for every dessert on the menu each time.

OK, now back to the cupcakes:

I had a tub of marshmallow creme that I bought a while ago because I thought it was cute.

Recently, I was thinking I should use it—when all of a sudden, my 3-year-old turned to me this weekend and asked for marshmallow cupcakes.

I have no idea where he got that from, but it was perfect timing.

So I made chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow frosting (which you probably know already if you read titles).

I didn’t really like the texture of the cupcakes (although they were flavorful)—so let’s forget that recipe.

But the marshmallow frosting was delicious!  Yum!

However, when I put the cupcake in front of my son, he looked at it strangely and asked where the marshallows were.

So this is what I had to do:

Then he loved it.  🙂

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Marshmallow Frosting (adapted from Cooking With Paula Deen)

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 (7-ounce) jar marshmallow creme
• 2-3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk

Beat butter and marshmallow crème at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth.

Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar.

Beat in vanilla and milk.