
Dessert
Total Time: 40-45 mins
Prep Time: 20 mins
Bake Time: 20-25 mins
Yield: 24 servings
Equipment:
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups peeled and shredded sweet potato
- 1 box spice cake mix (or add ½ tsp each of cinnamon and nutmeg to a vanilla cake mix)
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 24 marshmallows, or 12 jumbo cut in half
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- Line 2 12 cup muffin pans with baking cups
- Do not follow directions on the box, instead take a large mixing bowl and whisk together eggs, water, oil and brown sugar.
- Add sweet potatoes to wet mix
- Add box mix to wet mix, whisk together until combined. The mixture will be thick.
- Scoop 1/8 cup batter into each cup
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the tops spring back when touched.
- Either let the cupcakes cool completely or rest for 15 minutes before topping with marshmallows
- Place under broiler in the oven for 1-2 minutes (watch them carefully to avoid burning) or toast the tops with a blow torch.
- Add craisins or nuts for garnish
- Enjoy!