Hot Cocoa Cupcakes

• FOR THE CUPCAKES:
• 3/4 cups Cocoa Powder, Unsweetened
• 1-1/2 cup Flour
• 1-1/2 cup Sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 3/4 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 3/4 teaspoons Salt
• 2 whole Eggs
• 3/4 cups Warm Water
• 3/4 cups Buttermilk
• 3 Tablespoons Oil
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
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• FOR THE FROSTING:
• 1 jar Marshmallow Fluff (7 Ounce Jar)
• 1 container Cool Whip (8 Ounce Tub)
• 24 whole Peppermint Sticks (optional)
• 1 jar Red Sprinkles (optional)
• 24 whole Snowman Shaped Marshmallows (optional)
• 1/2 cups Melting Chocolate (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Add paper cupcake liners to muffin tins (24 count); set aside.
2. Sift together cocoa powder, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Add eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, and mix until smooth, about 3 minutes.
3. Divide batter evenly into paper liners, filling each 2/3 full. (I usually add about 1/3 cup each) Bake until tops spring back when touched, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
4. Marshmallow Frosting Recipe:
5. Mix the marshmallow fluff and Cool Whip, beat until fluffy. Fill a decorator bag fitted with a giant round tip. Pipe on frosting, add red sprinkles and a peppermint stick or snowman marshmallows, if desired.
6. For the snowmen, I used Jet Puffed French Vanilla Marshmallows, they come in cute little snowman shapes. Then I melted the Almond Bark and dipped the bottom portion of the snowman, and placed on wax paper to let dry.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/hot-cocoa-cupcakes-2/ (may not work)