You just baked some cupcakes and you are out of frosting! / myLot

United States

July 3, 2008 2:51pm CST

I was reading a magazine yesterday and their was a tip for people with this problem. When the cupcakes are a few minutes from being done take them out and stick a big marshmallow on top of them and pop them back in the oven for a few minutes. The marshmallow will melt and make a gooey topping on the cupcakes. Do you have any tips for substitutions when you are out of what you need?

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beautyqueen26

@beautyqueen26 (16030)

• United States

4 Jul 08

I love that idea! Perhaps a person could mix some instant cocoa and melted marshmellow for a chocolate topping. Never tried it. How about strawberry or blackberry jam or preserves on top of the cake or cupcake? It might be somewhat healthier than traditional icing.

lilybug

@lilybug (21107)

• United States

4 Jul 08

The jam idea sound like a good one. If I was going to use jam though I think I would put it in before baking them. Put some batter on the bottom, a scoop of jam, and then more batter on top.

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coffeeshot

@coffeeshot (3783)

• Australia

7 Jul 08

That sounds delightful

ersmommy1

@ersmommy1 (12587)

• United States

4 Jul 08

What a neat idea. I wouldn't have thought of that. My daughter and I ran out of tape once. So we used some medical tape from the 1st aid kit. It worked and she could color it.

kykidd

@kykidd (6812)

• United States

3 Jul 08

This is a substition for something other than cooking, but I hope you will find it helpful anyway. My sister was telling me to get rid of a zit or pimple, to put honey on it before you go to bed. Just a dab of honey, and then cover it with a bandaid. It sounds a little extreme, but I guess the honey will draw out the bacteria and keep the zit/pimple from getting worse. I hate those pimples that seem to last for days. So next time I am going to have to give this a whirl and see if it works.