These S'mores Cupcakes are made with moist chocolate cupcakes on top of a crunchy graham cracker crust that gets filled with marshmallow fluff and topped with a toasted marshmallow graham cracker frosting! We're taking the best part of summer and turning it into a cupcake!
Preheat the oven to 350℉/180℃ and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
Graham Cracker Crust
Pulverize the graham cracker crumbs into a fine powder, then mix it together with the melted butter, sugar, and salt until completely moistened.
1 cup graham cracker crumbs, ¼ cup unsalted butter, 1 tablespoon granulated sugar, ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
Add one heaping tablespoon of crumbs to each cupcake liner, then press it down to compact it completely.
Chocolate Cupcakes
Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
¾ cup all-purpose flour, ¾ cup granulated sugar, ⅓ cup cocoa powder, ¾ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
In a separate bowl, mix together the egg, sour cream, vegetable oil, and vanilla with a whisk until combined.
1 large egg, ⅓ cup sour cream, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula. Add the hot coffee or water and carefully stir to combine.
½ cup hot coffee or water
Fill each cupcake liner ⅔ full, and bake for 13-15 minutes. The top of the cupcake will spring back when touched. A toothpick inserted into the center will come out clean with a few moist crumbs.
Cool completely on a wire rack. Once cool, use a cupcake corer to remove the filling or the bottom of a round wooden spoon to push down the filling to make a hole in the center of each cupcake.
Transfer the marshmallow fluff to a piping bag and fill the center of each cupcake with filling to the top.
½ cup marshmallow fluff
Graham Cracker Frosting
Combine graham cracker crumbs and heavy cream and mix to moisten significantly.
1 cup graham cracker crumbs, ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
Beat together the butter and powdered sugar with the paddle attachment of a stand mixer (or use a hand mixer) on medium speed for 3 minutes until airy.
½ cup unsalted butter, 2 cups powdered sugar
Add the wet graham cracker crumbs and mix to combine.
Add the remaining heavy cream and beat on medium high speed until light and fluffy. Add more cream if it feels too dense to pipe.
2-3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Assembly
*Add the graham cracker buttercream to a large piece of plastic wrap in a log, then add the marshmallow fluff in a line next to it (fluff is optional).
⅔ cup marshmallow fluff
Roll it up, then add the log to a piping bag. Snip off ¾" from the tip, then pipe the frosting on in a swirl on top of each cupcake.
Notes
St0re the cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for one day, then covered in the fridge for an additional three days. *Frosting tips: If you don't have a piping bag, I would recommend doing graham cracker frosting only rather than adding the fluff swirl. Additionally, if not planning to serve immediately, only do the graham cracker frosting, as the fluff in the swirl will start to fall shortly after piping. Instead, add a whole marshmallow on top of the graham cracker frosting and use a torch to toast the marshmallow!The cupcakes (prior to filling and frosting) can be tightly covered and frozen for two months. Thaw completely before adding the filling and frosting.