part of my job is to advise the programming board of the learning community i work with.  they are the markets & society leadership council.  they are an absolutely amazing group of student leaders who are driven, enthusiastic, and ambitious.  well, this evening we are having an appreciation dinner for them to close out the year and to just say thank you for all of their hard work and dedication to m&s.  we’re going to be having delicious potbelly’s for dinner but i also made them some homemade hostess cupcakes.  i’ve wanted to try my hand at these homemade hostess cupcakes for a while now.  i saw them on a few other blogs and they just looked so adorable.  i figured this would be a great opportunity to try this recipe out.

just a heads up, they do take some time because there are several steps involved but i think it is well worth it.  they turned out really well, though they are a little sweet for my taste.  but i hope my students like them!

first make a batch of your favorite chocolate cupcakes.  i used the hershey’s recipe that i’ve used before…

then make the marshmallow filling (this is what is especially sweet) and pipe it into the cupcakes.  oh and don’t worry about some of the gooey filling spilling out of the cupcake.  just scrape it off and smooth it out…

then it’s time to spread ganache onto the cupcakes…

after letting them set in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, pipe the requisite little swirls on top of the cupcakes.  boy these little squiggles are actually kind of hard to make.  quite a few of my swirls were pretty funny looking.  haha.

then they are all done!  here’s a little peak inside the cupcake too… (more…)