Chocolate-Peppermint Cupcakes
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Updated Aug 10, 2023
Delight your guests with yummy chocolate cupcakes that are topped with peppermint frosting - perfect dessert for Christmas.
Chocolate-Peppermint Cupcakes
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- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 24
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box dark chocolate cake mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
Peppermint Frosting
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 box (1 lb) powdered sugar (4 cups)
- 4 to 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 24 small candy canes
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2In large bowl, beat cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
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Step3Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step4In large bowl, beat butter, cocoa and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in 4 tablespoons milk and 1 teaspoon peppermint extract. Beat in enough remaining milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cupcakes. Garnish each with 1 candy cane.
Nutrition
282
Calories
12g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
43g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 282
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 272mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 43g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 0%
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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