Chocolate Mint Cupcakes
Chocolate Mint Cupcakes are super easy, so moist and full of peppermint chocolate flavor! Homemade with a hint of mint in the creamy chocolate frosting!
Equipment
- muffin pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- ½ cup sour cream
- ⅓ cup milk
- crushed candy canes or peppermints for decoration, if desired
White Frosting
- ½ cup butter or 1 stick
- 2 cups icing or powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup heavy or whipping cream
- ¼ cup icing or powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cocoa powder.
- Beat in oil and eggs, then mint extract, sour cream, and milk. If mixture is too dry, add ¼ cup more water.
- Pour into a lined cupcake pan, up to a little over half full. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through. When cooked, fully cool.
- To make white frosting: Beat together all ingredients. If it isn’t smooth enough, add 2 tablespoon milk. Set aside.
- To make chocolate frosting: Heat heavy cream on medium on the stove top for 10 minutes.
- Pour in a bowl of chocolate chips, let sit, and then whisk together until smooth.
- Beat in sifted powdered sugar.
- Combine white and chocolate frosting in a piping bag, and swirl onto cupcakes.
- Sprinkle with crushed mints.