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    Homemade Hostess Cupcakes

    By Passionatpl8  |  Posted November 16, 2012  |  Seattle, Washington
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     Passionatpl8 says after her friend Mary made homemade Hostess cupcakes over the summer to honor her dad on Father's Day and posted it on their food blog , she felt inspired to share the recipe. "It seemed so timely to share this with all the Hostess lovers today so they are not so sad about the impending doom," she says. Though she is a lover of Hostess cupcakes, she says she almost prefers the homemade version. "The cupcake is so moist and rich and chocolate-y, but it's the marshmallow filling that really makes this delicious!" she says. "In these tough times, with so much uncertainty in the world, we find ourselves comforted by simple things like the snack foods of our childhood."
    - Anika3, CNN iReport producer

    RIP Hostess Cupcakes. We'll just have to keep making our homemade version. Find the instructions on our blog: http://apassionateplate.com/homemade-hostess-cupcakes/

     

    Ingredients
    • CUPCAKES
    • 1¼ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
    • 2 tsp. baking soda
    • 2 tsp. baking powder
    • ¼ tsp. salt
    • 1¼ cups granulated sugar
    • 1 cup water
    • 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
    • 1 stick (8 Tbsp.) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
    • 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
    • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
    • FILLING
    • 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • 1 tsp. pure vanilla exrtact
    • 3 Tbsp. heavy cream
    • 1 cup marshmallow creme
    • GANACHE
    • 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
    • ½ cup heavy cream
    • 1 Tbsp. unsalted butter
    • 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
    • ICING
    • 4 Tbsp. butter, softened
    • 1 Tbsp. milk
    • 1 cup powdered sugar
    • ¼ tsp. vanilla

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