Hi Hat Cupcakes

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You want to talk about a fun cupcake to make? This is it! These are filled with marshmallow piled sky high!!! Awesome cupcake right here!

Hi Hat Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1¼ cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup sour cream
Chocolate Coating
2 cups chopped (about 12 ounces) semisweet chocolate
3 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
For the Marshmallow Frosting
1¾ cups sugar
3 large egg whites
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.
Cupcakes:
Melt chocolate gently in microwave and set aside.
Meanwhile, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
Cream butter and sugar on medium speed, scraping sides of bowl as needed, until light and fluffy. On low speed, mix in melted chocolate.
On medium, add eggs.
Add vanilla.
Add sour cream.
On low speed, add half of reserved flour mixture, beating until just incorporated.
Mix in ½ cup water.
Add remaining flour mixture, and mix until just incorporated.
Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
Fill each liner with enough batter to come ⅛ inch from top, about ⅓ cup.
Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until tops are firm and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool in pan for 10 minutes.
Remove from pan and let cool.
Marshmallow Frosting
In a large heatproof bowl, combine sugar, ¼ cup water, egg whites, and cream of tartar.
Using a handheld electric mixer, beat on high speed until foamy, about 1 minute.
Set bowl over a pan of barely simmering water.
Beat on high speed until frosting forms stiff peaks, about 12 minutes; frosting should register 160 degrees.on a candy thermometer.
Remove from heat; stir in vanilla and almond extracts, and beat for 2 minutes more until frosting thickens.
Transfer frosting to a large pastry bag fitted with a ½-inch plain pastry tip.
Leaving a ⅛-inch border on each cupcake, pipe a spiral of frosting into a 2-inch-high cone shape, using about ½ cup of frosting per cupcake.
Transfer cupcakes to a baking sheet, and refrigerate while preparing the chocolate coating.
Chocolate coating
Combine chocolate and oil in microwave until melted and smooth.
Transfer to a small bowl, and let cool about 15 minutes.
Holding each cupcake by its bottom, dip cupcake in the chocolate to coat frosting, allowing excess to drip off.
Transfer to a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack.
Spoon more coating around edge of cupcake and any exposed frosting; none of the frosting should show.
Let cupcakes stand at room temperature 15 minutes.
Adapted from Martha
Carefully remove paper liners from cupcakes, and discard. Place cupcakes on a serving platter, and refrigerate for 30 minutes to let coating set. Cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours more. Serve cold. Cupcakes can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.