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Hostess Cupcake Brownie Cups

Hostess Cupcake Brownie Cups

These take inspiration from the nostalgic Hostess cupcakes you can find in grocery stores. I thought I would change it up a little to use a brownie instead of chocolate cupcakes for extra depth and fudgy flavors. These are such a cute little treat and they package up really well!
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 12
Author: Florence Jackson

Ingredients

  • 100 g (½ cups) Semi-Sweet/Dark Chocolate Melted
  • 170 g (¾ cups) Unsalted Butter Melted
  • 100 g (½ cups) Light Brown Soft Sugar
  • 100 g (½ cups) Granulated Sugar
  • 2 (2) Large Free Range Eggs
  • 90 g (¾ cups) Plain Flour
  • 30 g (6 tbsp) Cocoa Powder
  • Pinch of Salt

For the Filling

  • 12 tsp Marshmallow Fluff

For the Ganache

  • 110 g ( cups) Dark/Semi-Sweet Chocolate
  • 90 ml (6 tbsp) Heavy Cream

For the Glaze

  • 60 g (½ cups) Powdered Sugar
  • 2 tsp Milk

Instructions

  • Pre-heat your oven to 180℃ Fan/390℉. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases.
  • In a small bowl, break up the dark chocolate and melt in the microwave in 20 second intervals, stirring in between to make sure it doesn't burn. Alternatively, set up a double boiler. Do this by placing a heatproof bowl over a small pot of simmering water. Add the chocolate to the heatproof bowl and stir until melted. 
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together melted butter and both sugars. With an electric/stand mixer, go for a solid 3-5minutes so it is totally combined. Add in the eggs, one at a time and mixing in between. 
  • Now, add the melted chocolate slowly and combine once again. 
  • Add the flour, salt and cocoa powder, fold gently into the wet mixture with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon until just combined. Scoop into the muffin tin holes, no need to worry about filling close to the top, they don't rise much at all.
  • Bake 20-25 minutes, until no longer wobbly. While still warm, create the indents by using a teaspoon measure, egg cup or end of a wooden spoon. Press into the middle, leaving tall sides. Let cool.

For the Filling

  • Once the brownies have cooled, place a heaped teaspoon of marshmallow fluff into each. It will settle to fill the holes while you make the ganache.

For the Ganache

  • Chop the chocolate up into small pieces if using block chocolate (chocolate chips are fine too). Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl/jug.
  • Heat the cream over a medium heat in a small saucepan. Once it has started simmering, pour it over the chocolate. Leave for 2 minutes, then whisk to create a thick, glossy chocolate ganache. Pour/spoon this over the brownie cups. Use the back of a spoon to spread over the top of the brownies.

For the Glaze

  • Make the glaze by mixing the powdered sugar and milk. Put into a sandwich bag or piping bag with a very small nozzle. If using a sandwich bag, snip off a very VERY small corner to use as the 'nozzle'.
  • Pipe on the looped swirls like in the images. Keep stored in the refrigerator until serving!