[If you stopped by to see my post for this week’s SMS I hope to have it up later this afternoon so please check back then! Not that I’d ever wait until Sunday morning to start baking the selection…]
This month’s selection for the MS Cupcakes Club was chosen by Karen of Karen’s Cookies, Cakes & More: candied sweet potato cupcakes! I am a huge sweet potato fan and love the idea of baking with them, especially as a way to take a break from all the pumpkin treats we enjoy at this time of year. I made these cupcakes and brought them to dinner at our friends’ home tonight. We just got back, it’s almost 1 am and I’m still fighting a nasty cold so this post will be fairly short!
I quartered the recipe this week, which yielded 6 cupcakes that were on the smaller side. The batter came together easily and the cupcakes baked up nicely. The only tricky part was forming mounds with the mini marshmallows and figuring out how to brown them. I started out using my kitchen torch, but it wasn’t melting the marshmallows enough for them to form a cohesive unit. I fared much better with my broiler though if you do it this way you really want to keep an eye on the marshmallows. I didn’t even close the door to my oven – the browning process only took about 30 seconds! The recipe called for candied pecans to top the cupcakes too but since I was making such a small quantity, I didn’t bother. I merely toasted them (at 350 F for about 8 minutes) and pressed them into the marshmallows.
The cupcakes were enjoyed by those who tried them at dinner tonight! I didn’t think they had much sweet potato flavor – instead the sweet potato just seemed to keep them really moist. I loved the marshmallows on top but next time I’d try to add a few more to each cupcake. I think these cupcakes would also be delicious with cream cheese frosting if you’re not a marshmallow fan.
Big thanks to Karen for hosting this week’s recipe! I really enjoy Karen’s site and she’s celebrating her first blogiversary so stop by and say hello! To see how the other bakers fared with these cupcakes, you can stop by the MS Cupcakes Club blog. I also have to thank Beth of You Know What You Oughta Do for the cute cupcake liners you see in my post. I won a giveaway on her site recently and she sent me these liners, along with many other fun surprises!
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Your cupcakes turned out so cute! I really like the way the marshmallows made these look. Glad they were a hit!
These look so pretty and moist! The broiler works really quickly, which is why I get nervous when using it sometimes. I wish I had a blow torch!
I skipped these (but made two others) but it’s nice to know they were good.
Feel better soon – it sounds as though you are still sick!
Your cupcakes look great! I also didn’t get a ton of sweet potato flavor but they were still great! I went with cream cheese frosting on mine and they were amazing!
Very nice. I didn’t do the pecans at all on mine. I agree about the broiler!
Once again, you’re giving Martha a run for her money! Your cupcakes look amazing! They make mine look like bastard step-children. 🙂
Thanks for baking along with me this month. Your cupcakes look fantastic!
I agree that a nice cc frosting would work well here (as Im not a marshmellow fan) but i went and did whipped cream instead — which was a good combo too!
Well aren’t those just the perfect cupcakes! I just wasn’t into the whole topping thing – but yours looks stunning! Truly – just like in the book. So glad you enjoyed making them this month!
I’m glad you you were able to toast your marshmallows (I was to nervous). And I, too ,just toasted my pecans.
Yours definitely had a nice rounded top which looked great. somehow mine dropped in the middle and became cracked? Oh, well.
Can’t wait for the next one!
This looks wonderful, and your topping turned out great! Happy to hear they don’t taste overwhelmingly like sweet potatoes. I don’t know if I will get to these or not with all the events going on around here…maybe, maybe not. Sure fun seeing yours, though!
Tracey, I added more of the sweet potato puree than suggested for extra flavor.
Yes, please use the maple syrup with the pecans! It tastes great together!
Love your cupcakes!
I agree – the broiler worked great – and fast. I actually had one little mound catch on fire – but the rest turned out okay.
these have turned out just darling! (well, not that I would expect anything less from you as your blog and all the baked treats you make are too cute!)
Those are adorable! And I love the cupcake liners. I think the cream cheese frosting sounds like a great idea too!
Oh, I love the idea of a cream cheese frosting. The marshmallows were fun, but maybe not worth the work. And the cupcake liners are adorable. Hope you feel better soon!
Your cupcakes look great!
good work and great looking ccakes…love the liners too
I’m looking forward to having one of these today and see how the flavour developed. Glad your friends enjoyed them!
Yours turned out so beautiful! I really need to start halfing recipes. I’m tired of finding people to give these too!
Yum… With the marshmallows on top, those remind me of the loaded sweet potatoes we order at a local steakhouse. Delish!
These look great. I love anything with Sweet Potato and the toasty marshmallow topping looks great!
Your cupcakes look great! I love how the toasted marshmallows look on top.
Look at those little marshmallow hats! So cute, I would wear it. Not really… but I would pause a minute to admire this little muffin before devouring and it’s friends. 🙂
Your cupcakes look awesome – next time I’ll broil!
These sound super delicious with marshmallows on top!
The marshmallows really make the presentation. 🙂
I do love your cupcake liners! This is a fun tasting treat!
very cute cupcakes, just in time for thanksgiving too!
This makes me smile — I think of so many Thanksgiving meals where someone makes the candied yams with the marshmallow topping. Fantastic job with these. Cupcakes really are little servings of pure heaven!
What a wonderful new take on the candied yams concept! I LOVE IT!
ohhh wow!!!! these look soo good!!!!! i’ve never had a sweet potato cupcake… awesome idea!!!! im salivating here….
YUM!