Skip The Frosting Cupcakes!

I found this great idea via tonispilsbury and had to share with you!

Want to make cupcakes in a hurry?  Skip the frosting!  Set your baking timer for five minutes before your cupcakes are done and place a large marshmallow on top of each cupcake. They also have a recipe for my favourte cupcakes, Can't wait to try them!

Toni’s Real Red Velvet Cake

Ingredients:

1. cake or all-purpose flour- 2 1/2 cups
2. sugar- 1 1/2 cups
3. baking soda- 1 tspn
4. fine salt- 1 tspn
5. ground cinnamon- 1 tspn
6. cocoa powder- 1 tspn
7. canola or vegetable oil- 1 1/2 cups
8. milk- 1 cup
9. egg whites- 4
10. red food coloring- 2 tbspns
11. white distilled vinegar- 1 tspn
12. vanilla extract- 1 tspn
13. strawberry extract- 1 tspn
14. marshmallows, jumbo

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cocoa powder
3. In another mixing bowl or electric stand mixer, whisk together oil, milk, egg whites, food coloring, vinegar, vanilla and strawberry extracts
4. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients using a stand mixer until batter is smooth
5. Pour batter into lined cupcake tin
6. Set timer five minutes before baking is complete, approximately 14-16 minutes to add marshmallows
7. Finish baking for five minutes until toothpick comes out clean, total baking 19-21 minutes