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Hot Chocolate Cupcakes with Marshmallow Cool Whip Frosting {recipe} $100 Prize Pack Giveaway

Over the summer I started to hear a lot about Cool Whip Frosting. I even hosted a twitter party focused on Cool Whip Frosting.  It wasn’t easy to find around here, until quite recently.  I still can’t find the chocolate kind but give me some time. I’m nothing if not persistent. So last week…I finally brought some of this adorably packaged frosting home and popped it into the freezer, thinking how fun it would be to do some cupcakes or something with the kids after school. (Write this down: Cool Whip Frosting is found in the freezer section of your grocery. Three flavors: Vanilla, Cream Cheese and Chocolate, unless you live near me in Connecticut….either no one wants to send chocolate over here or someone’s hoarding it.  Either way, I’m out of luck, you are out of luck.  For now).

Today was the day to do something fun after school, for absolutely no reason. That’s kind of the “thing” about the Cool Whip Frosting.  It’s whipped and sweet and a really fun way to do something special for absolutely no reason!  So today, we declared it to be FROSTING day! Cool Whip wants us to celebrate the little things in life.  Like “yay! Mommy found the last gift on the shopping list! No more holiday shopping!” is a good reason.  Anything goes. Frosting for dinner!

Sadly,my husband doesn’t always applaud my thinking when that thinking includes a tub of frosting being the dinnertime meal. So I decided that I’d make some Hot Chocolate Cupcakes to go underneath the cupcakes, and then reluctantly baked some chicken and made some rice to go with it.  You know.  For the kids and stuff.  So we had the cupcakes AFTER the healthy meal (which did include salad, thankyouverymuch).

Here’s the thing about the way I do recipes. I’m not a foodie.  I like easy, simple recipes that are, as my family says, Brett-proof.  I’m not Martha Stewart. So.  If you want to know how to make Hot Chocolate Cupcakes with Marshmallow Cool Whip Frosting, read the next section.  If not, skip to the bottom where I share the giveaway details.  (The cupcakes are totally worth making.  Super easy).

hot chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow cool whip frosting

Hot Chocolate Cupcakes: 

1 chocolate cake mix 3 packets hot cocoa mix (or 1 cup hot cocoa mix) (with mini marshamallows will add a certain  level of awesomeness something but these are your cupcakes, and I leave this decision up to you).

whatever the cake mix tells you to do (which is normally something like eggs, water, oil?)

Follow instructions on the box- and here’s where it gets really tricky- add in the cocoa mix as you add the other ingredients.  A little at a time, all at once.  It doesn’t matter. Just get it in there. You can do cake or cupcakes. I did cupcakes. (Then the littles can all decorate their own and no one ends up pulling hair or screaming).

Marshmallow Cool Whip Frosting:

1 tub Cool Whip Frosting (Vanilla)

1/2 cup Marshmallow Fluff (I’m sure there are many wonderful people who make homemade fluff. I’m not one of them).

Fold the fluff into the frosting.

Now- when the cupcakes or cakes are cool, frost them with the newly-made Marshmallow Cool Whip Frosting.  Voila.  Hot chocolate in a cupcake form.

If you want to go all fancy and stuff, add some shots (some of you, I understand, refer to these as “jimmies” or “sprinkles” but you are wrong.  They are shots.  Ask my sisters. They agree with me). or crushed candy cane.

 

COOL WHIP Frosting would like to provide one US reader  with a “reasons to celebrate” COOL WHIP Frosting pack valued at $100 which includes:

  • 3 Gratuity coupons (so remember to find us in the freezer aisle!)
  • Heart shaped silicone cupcake mold tray
  • Baking by Flavor – Recipe book by Lisa Yockelson
  • Cupcake Liners
  • Stainless Steel Cake Icing Spatula by MIU
  • Cake Stand plus Cover Set

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This giveaway will end on December 29 2012 at 11:59 pm EST. Winner has 24 hours to confirm shipping info.

 

I am working in partnership with the COOL WHIP brand and I am receiving product samples for my participation in this campaign. All thoughts/opinions are 100% my own.

About Brett

I'm a 40 something lifestyle blogger living in Connecticut with my husband and our 3 kids, plus our two rescue pups. We love to hike, travel, play games, watch movies, and just be outside together! Having 3 active kids makes for a hectic schedule and I try to share content, recipes and other things that can help to make today's busy family life simpler, easier, or just plain more fun!

I started working full time at a local middle school in fall 2021 and some of my students are insistent that I am mean.

Comments

  16. Michelle Tucker says

    My favorite non reason to celebrate is getting to spend time with my hubby.
    michelletucker at baconnation dot net

  21. Cristina says

    My non-reason to celebrate is when my daughter who is 12 had a great day at gymnastics and got a new skill!

  26. Tasha Sheets says

    My favorite “non” reason to celebrate is when I am in a “better than usual” mood!! 🙂

  47. Terri K (@tkharmonic) says

    My favorite “non” reason to celebrate is: because things aren’t worse. Seriously, sometimes when I have “one of those days” I indulge myself to cheer up because things could be even worse.

  62. Rose Marie says

    These look so yummy! My favorite non reason would be, I have nothing going on all day and can stay in my PJs, make a big breakfast and relax!

  69. Kimberly says

    My favorite non reason to celebrate is to spend time together as a family baking cupcakes just because we’re in the mood to.

  79. Terra Heck says

    My favorite is when I’m with my girl friends at camp and we’re all hanging out, eating and laughing and having fun. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

  85. Toni Cosgrove says

    These look so yummy..and I feel like I live in a cave now as I hadn’t heard of whipped cream frosting. I can’t wait to try it though…..thank you so much for sharing,,and I think the crushed candy canes will be awesome on them….

  87. Gretchen Gerth says

    My favorite non-reason to celebrate is bringing in cupcakes to work just because my team is awesome.

  115. Sue Sattler says

    With three little grandkids living with me, we celebrate every day just to be silly.

    proudarmymom32(at)yahoo.com

  117. Kathleen says

    I love hot chocolate in the evening on a winter day. What makes it better than hot chocolate with a dallop of Cool Whip? Having it in a CUPCAKE!!!! YUM! =D

  118. Kathleen says

    any day that my three daughters are here and together all at the same time is reason for me to CELEBRATE!!

  130. Lori BAILEY says

    Having a camp fire just to relax and unwind, is one of my favorite “non” reason to celebrate.

  140. Meghan Finley says

    jello is always our reason to not celebrate. it’s a fun bowl of happiness that goes perfect with cool whip

  142. karen d says

    My favorite non-reason to celebrate is when we haven’t celebrated anything for awhile. There is a span between March and early May where nothing is going on and that is the best time to non-reason celebrate!

  158. Dena Sablotny says

    Leave a comment telling one what your favorite “non” reason to celebrate is! Having a treat with a lazy saturday lunch.

  171. Jennifer Hedden says

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  207. Jennifer Hedden says

    A reason to celebrate is when our whole family gets together and gets to eat a meal together.

  209. Denise says

    I’ve assigned Happy Unbirthdays to some of my friends and family. I have too many nephews with birthdays in December, a friend who just won’t tell me her birthday at all, and another friend with triplets. I’ve given all of them Happy Unbirthdays so I can space out the gift-giving and make them all feel special

  215. Jennifer B says

    non reason, because we lost my nephew 8 months ago and it’s just nice to enjoy being strong together as a family…didn’t want to be a downer tried to think of something light hearted

  217. Cindy McCully says

    After reading and copying the recipe I would say my NON Reason would be RIGHT NOW after reading it I’m super excited to go try it while Hubby and kids are not at home to steal them away from me. =) Thanks for sharing!

  223. Traci Lynn Butler says

    My non-holiday reason to celebrate? The zombie apocalypse didn’t happen today – let’s have cupcakes!!!

  232. Eileen says

    Non reason to celebrate would be just having ALL of us home at the same time. There is a 1 yr old, 13, 15, and 20, plus us parents. (grandparents to the little one). Kids in sports non stop, hubby traveling, me down sick a lot, and lil’ mommy and baby do day care so they cant WAIT to jump ship at night and get out of the house. So, lately, just being all in one house together. I’d make these to connect…to have that family moment of non celebration…then an easy way to tell them ALL at once to CLEAN THEIR ROOMS! lol!

  244. Deirdre says

    My favorite non-reason to celebrate is completing a writing assignment, so the kids and I like to treat ourselves to baking cookies or going out for ice cream.

  247. Leah CB says

    A reason to celebrate is when we’ve gone a whole day without anyone yelling & everyone has gotten along. That’s a rarity in my house.

  250. Ken Ohl says

    Having my wife home from the hospital and being home I guess that is a real good reason to celebrate. Thankyou, Ken

  251. Ken Ohl says

    Just to have my wife home from the hosptial. And we are at home. I guess that is a real good reason however. Thankyou, Ken

  252. Terri Herman says

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  256. Jackie says

    My non reason to celebrate is when everyone is home and we can all sit down together for dinner at night.
    Thanks!

  257. Alethea says

    LOVE this! I love any reason to make cake! (or cupcakes). Favorite reason is to try a new recipe!

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