Vegan Snowball Muffins – Gretchen’s Vegan Bakery

My favourite snack cake from my childhood was the Snowball Muffins from Hostess

Chocolate cupcake full of cream and coated with marshmallow and coconut!
Now VEGAN and nonetheless my favourite!

Vegan snowball muffins are simply three quite simple recipes!

Utilizing my finest recipe for chocolate cake baked into half sized cupcakes and simple American Buttercream recipe to stuff them up!

Vegan marshmallow is just not as troublesome as you could assume

You’ll want to watch the video linked under earlier than you start
As additionally, you will want a pair particular instruments to tug these off!

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Notes for Success:

The one particular requirement can be the sphere mildew wanted to craft these into and an instantaneous learn thermometer
Since marshmallow must be cooked to 240°F

Agar is usually a tough ingredient to work with
I sometimes use 900 energy in my recipes

Aquafaba is the liquid from a can of chickpeas
Attempt to get low salt or no salt however should you can’t, then omit the salt from the recipe under
Or should you desire to make your personal aquafaba by boiling dry chickpeas
You’ll want to scale back your closing aquafaba liquid to a stronger gelatinous viscosity after straining the liquid from the beans

Cream of Tartar is optionally available since I do know many individuals can’t get it
It aids in making a stronger meringue matrix whereas whipping however is just not important

Marshmallows are actually simply sugar and the recipe under does embrace corn syrup
If you happen to would not have corn syrup  then you need to use glucose, agave or golden syrup as a substitute

Due to all that sugar I like to make use of unsweetened flake coconut for the coating as a substitute of the sweetened selection

Concerning utilizing a hand beater for this recipe:
Whereas it may be finished it takes extreme work and time and actually strains the hand beater motor.
To not point out it can’t obtain the complete thick shiny quantity that an electrical stand mixer with the balloon whip attachment does
Nonetheless should you do go for the hand beater technique you have to one other particular person that will help you pour within the sugar syrup as you mix in a continuing rotational movement

WATCH HOW TO MAKE THESE SNOWBALL CAKES

Snowball Muffins

My favourite childhood snack is now vegan & higher than ever! You’ll want to watch the complete video for easy methods to make these as you have to a few particular instruments!

Prep Time 2 hours hrs

Cook dinner Time 15 minutes minutes

Complete Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes minutes

Components  

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Marshmallow Recipe:

• ½ cup Water 117ml
• ½ cup Granulated Sugar 100g
• ½ cup Corn Syrup 117ml
• 1½ teaspoon Agar Powder *see notes
• pinch Salt *see notes for canned AF
• ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 6 Tbs Aquafaba 90ml
• ¼ teaspoon Cream of Tartar *see notes above
• 16 ounces Flake Coconut 1lb *you’ll not use the complete bag

Directions 

• First put together the chocolate cake recipe as per the directions on that recipe put up & bake into cupcake tins, however make sure you solely use 3Tbs batter for every cupcake

• The bake time can be about half the common time for regular sized cupcakes (approx 12-Quarter-hour)

• Cool them utterly then refrigerate whilst you put together the buttercream recipe

• Comply with the instruction on the buttercream recipe then fill the chilly cupcakes with the cream by hollowing out a small middle area~ reserve within the fridge whilst you make the marshmallow

• For the marshmallow: In a medium sized sauce pot over medium to excessive warmth mix the water, granulated sugar, corn syrup and agar stirring to dissolve the sugar

• As soon as the answer involves a boil cease stirring & enhance the warmth to excessiveInsert an instantaneous learn thermometer and proceed boiling to 240°F

• About 5 minutes earlier than the temperature of the sugar syrup reaches 240°F begin whipping the aquafaba liquid with the cream of tartar with the balloon whip attachment of a stand mixer *see notes for fulfillment above!

• Whip to stiff, shiny peaks then begin pouring within the sugar syrup very rigorously & very slowly! See video visible for a way to do that!

• Proceed whipping the marshmallow till all the new syrup is included then add the vanilla extract & then shortly switch the marshmallow to a pastry bag & pipe the marshmallow into the un-greased sphere molds

• Insert the stuffed (COLD) cupcakes into every marshmallow pushing it in so the marshmallow comes up across the sides & to the highest fringe of the cupcake

• These will set in a short time at room temperature, no have to refrigerate

• As soon as set you possibly can simply unmold every one & plunge into coconut flakes to coat the complete outdoors.

Video

Notes

The one particular requirement can be the sphere mildew wanted to craft these into and an instantaneous learn thermometer since marshmallow must be cooked to 240°F
Agar is usually a tough ingredient to work with & I sometimes use 900 energy in my recipes
Aquafaba is the liquid from a can of chickpeas
Attempt to get low salt or no salt however should you can’t then omit the salt from the recipe under, or should you desire to make your personal aquafaba by boiling dry chickpeas, make sure you scale back your closing aquafaba liquid to a stronger gelatinous viscosity after straining the liquid from the beans
Cream of Tartar is optionally available since I do know many individuals can’t get it, it aids in making a stronger meringue matrix whereas whipping however is just not important
Marshmallows are actually simply sugar and the recipe under does embrace corn syrup if you would not have corn syrup  then you need to use glucose, agave or golden syrup as a substitute

Due to all that sugar I like to make use of unsweetened flake coconut for the coating as a substitute of the sweetened selection

Concerning utilizing a hand beater for this recipe:
Whereas it may be finished it takes extreme work and time and actually strains the hand beater motor. To not point out it can’t obtain the complete thick shiny quantity that an electrical stand mixer with the balloon whip attachment does. Nonetheless should you do go for the hand beater technique you have to one other particular person that will help you pour within the sugar syrup as you mix in a continuing rotational movement
Storage Snowball muffins might be saved at room temperature in an hermetic container for as much as 4 days For longer storage refrigerate in an hermetic container for as much as 2 weeks