Hi Hat Cupcake Recipe

So, I really like to bake, probably because I really enjoy eating baked goods. In October of last year a friend brought me a cupcake. I had never seen such a thing before. It was a double chocolate cupcake with a marshmallow frosting with a hard chocolate coating. I shared it with my husband and was glad I did as it was very rich and delicious. Ever since then I've been contemplating trying it myself so for our Easter dessert I did. Here's a picture of the finished product to wet your appetite.

I used a boxed cake mix (in the future it would be better to do a homemade recipe that makes a heartier cupcake as I smashed some of these while dipping them). The recipe for the frosting and coating came from Martha Stewart.com . I had to read a couple of blogs of people who had done it (I liked bakerella best) successfully before I got brave enough to try it.

In my first attempt at the frosting I accidentally omitted the 1/4 cup water and it turned into a ball of gritty goo. I got frustrated and made a few phone calls before I realized what I had done. When the frosting was supposed to be "done" I wasn't sure I had gotten it hot enough and was worried it wasn't stiff enough to stand on its own. This is what they looked like after I piped the frosting onto the cupcakes.

They went into the fridge for about 1/2 hour before I attempted dipping them and was worried that the frosting would fall when I tried to dip them. Regardless, I looked cute (Thanks for the apron Alyse, it's my favorite!)

The dipping process was a bit messy and I was still skeptical it was going to work out.

I don't know if I've ever been happier to see a recipe turn out well. These are delicious. They were fairly time consuming (especially since I had to make the frosting twice) but well worth the effort.

I found out that my friend uses the too much chocolate cake recipe from allrecipes.com for this cupcake which makes a delicious cupcake that is sturdy enough to hold onto when you are dipping the cupcakes.