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Fauxstess Cupcake
Photo: Deva Williamson

Fauxstess Cupcake

20 ingredients 1 hr + 30 min 12 openrecipes
Fauxstess Cupcake

Fauxstess (i.e. fake-Hostess) Cupcakes with marshmallow frosting. I’m pretty sure this fake one puts the original to shame.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

968
Calories
38g
Protein
29g
Fat
132g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cake not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Marshmallow not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup FOR THE CAKE:
  • ¾ cups Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
  • ¼ cups All-purpose Flour
  • 2 Tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, Sifted
  • ¾ teaspoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder, Sifted
  • ¾ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 whole Salt
  • ½ cups Large Egg, Room Temperature
  • ¼ cups Sour Cream, Room Temperature
  • 1 Tablespoon Canola Oil
  • ½ cups Vanilla Extract
  • ⅔ cups Boiling Water
  • 2 whole FOR THE MARSHMALLOW FROSTING:
  • 1 teaspoon Granulated Sugar
  • ½ Tablespoons Egg White
  • 3-⅝ ounces, weight Vanilla Extract
  • ⅓ cups Water
  • ½ Tablespoons FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE:

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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