Look no further. Your favorite cupcake is right here! Rocky Road Cupcakes are a crowd pleaser and, without a doubt, your new go-to dessert.

Rocky Road Cupcake Recipe

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The key to this cupcake recipes is to use good chocolate. Bring in the best ingredients to your recipes and will be amazed at how the quality enhances.

The extra toppings on this fun cupcake recipe are a must. Rocky road is a special blend of nuts, marshmallows, and chocolate. Without adding the little extras on top you will miss out on the flavor explosion as you bite into this yummy dessert.

Rocky Road Cupcake Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

• All-purpose flour
• White sugar
• Cocoa powder
• Baking Soda
• Baking powder
• Salt
• Eggs, room temperature
• Whole Milk
• Vegetable Oil
• Vanilla extract
• Boiling Water

For the Frosting:

• Unsalted Butter, room temperature
• Cocoa Powder
• Powdered icing sugar
• Heavy Whipping Cream

For Garnish:

• Chocolate syrup
• Diced walnuts
• Mallow Bits

Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.

Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful

• Measuring cups and spoons
• Electric mixer<– this is a great hand mixer if you don’t want to make the investment into a stand mixer
• Large mixing bowl
• 2 medium-sized mixing bowls
• Kettle
• Piping bag
• Large star tip <– a basic piping set will have all you need
• Cupcake pan
• Cupcake scoop
• Cooling racks <– I have and love these tiered cooling racks, they save so much counter space and are also oven-safe

How to Make Rocky Road Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line the cupcake tins with paper liners.

Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

In a separate bowl add the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla.

Add the bowl containing the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla to the bowl holding the dry ingredients.

Mix all together until fully incorporated.

Beat for 3 minutes on medium.

Slowly add the boiling water starting with a small amount then pour in the remaining boiling water.

The batter may be a little runny.

Scoop batter into cupcake paper liners until 3/4 full.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Take out of cupcake pan and place on a wire rack until completely cooled.

Frosting Directions

Beat the softened butter on its own until smooth.

Add cocoa and powder sugar alternately with heavy cream into the creamed butter until it becomes a smooth and thick texture.

If the frosting is too thick, add more heavy cream, if too thin, add more powder sugar.

Take a spoon of frosting and turn the spoon upside down and see if the frosting holds to the spoon… if not add more powdered sugar, if so then….

Scoop frosting into a large pastry bag with a frosting tip.

Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push frosting to the tip.

Frost cupcakes….by starting at the outside edge of the cupcake and work to the center of the cupcake.

Drizzle some chocolate syrup on top of each frosted cupcake and top off of each cupcake with the diced walnuts and mallow bits.

Try Rocky Road Cupcakes for yourself and your friends will RAVE!

Then try Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes and Red Velvet S’mores Cupcakes and you will never leave the kitchen. They are all TO DIE FOR!

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