Rocky Road Cupcakes.
You can have Rocky Road Cupcakes using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Rocky Road Cupcakes
- Prepare 1 cup of All Purpose Flour.
- It's 1/4 cup of Cocoa unsweetened Powder (adjust as per intensity of chocolate flavor required).
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Sugar Powdered (adjust to taste).
- You need a pinch of Salt.
- You need a pinch of Espresso Instant Powder (or 2 teaspoons Coffee).
- You need 1 teaspoon of Baking Soda.
- You need 1/2 teaspoon of Baking Powder.
- Prepare 1/3 cup of Sour Cream Yogurt or Plain.
- Prepare 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract.
- It's 1/4 cup of Vegetable Oil.
- You need 2 Tablespoons of Butter Melted.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of Nuts chopped (any or a mixture of Almonds, Walnuts, Pistachios, Cashew etc).
- It's 1/2 cup of Marshmallows chopped or mini (there are vegan options available too).
- You need 1/2 cup of Chocolate Chopped.
Rocky Road Cupcakes instructions
- Preheat oven to 160 C / 325 F. (Reduce to 140 or 150 C if using convection oven) Line cupcake mold with liners..
- Mix together the dry ingredients - flour, cocoa, sugar, salt, espresso powder, baking powder and baking soda - well. Set aside..
- Mix together yogurt, oil, vanilla extract and melted butter..
- Sift in the dry ingredients. Gently mix to form a smooth, lump-free batter..
- Add half of the marshmallows, chocolate and nuts and mix well to distribute evenly..
- Scoop out the cake batter into the cupcake mold. Bake for 25 minutes at 160 C..
- Remove the cupcakes, top them with marshmallow and chocolate. Bake for another 5-7 minutes until the chocolate starts to melt and the marshmallows start to roast..
- Let them cool for a bit; unmold and enjoy..
- Have them warm or at room temperature..
- To store, place in an air tight box and store in the fridge. Before eating, warm it up slightly.