Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Banish The Blues

My failproof way to get through a Monday is by baking. Either I get up crazy early and make some muffins or I count down the hours until I can get home and start crack-a-lackin' in the kitchen.

Yesterday I found myself Googling rainbow cupcakes. I've made them before and they are fabulous. But I decided to try something a little different this time.


We've all heard of marshmallow icing and marshmallow fondant but have you ever thought to just add plain marshmallows as a topping. I didn't until yesterday and the result was amazing. You know how good a marshmallow is when you roast it over a fire, imagine that gooey warmness all over a cupcake. Mmmm, happy place.





If you wanna try it, all you have to do is take out your cupcakes about 5 minutes before they're ready and place a marshmallow on top of them. After a minute take them out and use the back of the spoon to press them down so they cover the entire cupcake. This is when they can be a bit sticky so I suggest rather using a silicone spatula or add some flour to your spoon.


Let them cook for the remainder of the time. Then take them out and cool. Once cool, enjoy the happiness!

8 comments:

  1. My sister makes the rainbow cake. Looks so impressive and tastes yummy! :) These look divine.

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  2. this post has just made me think of the BEST MUFFINS I had about 3 years ago...i am off to the kitchen now!

    inspirational stuff...keep the faith ;)

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  3. Any chance of a mash-up between the 2?
    http://www.thestonerscookbook.com/recipe.php/recipe/space-cake

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  4. Would it be possible to do this with banana bread do you think (minus the frosting of course)?

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    1. I'm not sure...it depends on the colour of your banana bread I guess. If it's light enough to dye to might work. But it's a different type of batter compared to cupcakes so the layering of each colour might not be as successful. But if you try, please let me know!

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    2. since i no longer party in my old age (and love trying exciting and different things)i will spend the weekend at home and possibly give it a bash. Though as you say the colour could be an issue and though wikipedia says (funnily enough, as I was just thinking that) peroxide can be used to bleach food ;) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flour_bleaching_agent

      One thing, for the banana bread? Rainbow Butter? Rainbow low fat margarine (i'm watching my thighs)? Any ideas?

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