How to Make Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

Who doesn't love Andes Mints? I know right! They are so good! I have an amazing recipe that I absolutely love to make that represents an Andes mint cupcake! Absolutely so good!

Makes 20 Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 15-20 minutes

Ingredients

Cupcakes:
- 2 T vegetable oil
- 6 T unsalted butter - softened (I leave them out over night)
- 1/2 Cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- 6 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup milk

Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter - softened
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 T heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 3-4 drops green food coloring
- chocolate mint candies (optional) I definitely used them!

Instructions:

Cupcakes:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 20 muffin cups with any paper liners.
2. Beat together the oil, butter, and sugars until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. (If you know me, you know I broke them in a separate bowl and then just added them all together). Beat in the vanilla.
3. In a bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir with a whisk. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternating with the milk, begin and end with the flour mixture. Beat until well blended.
4. Scoop 2 tablespoons of batter into the paper lined muffin pans. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until done. Remove cupcakes from pans, and cool completely on a rack. I always let them cool overnight.

Frosting:
1. In a bowl, combine the butter, sugar, cream, and peppermint extract. Beat on medium until smooth. Add the food coloring. Beat until blended. Top the cupcake with the frosting. Decorate with chocolate mint candies


So yummy and they look perfect! Let me know what you thought of the recipe in the comments below!

Check out this great recipe from Bakerella: http://www.bakerella.com/cotton-candy-oreo-cupcakes/

Latest post: https://emilynslifeandcupcakes.blogspot.com/2017/07/frosting-cupcakes-tips.html

Merchandise: http://www.cafepress.com/emilynscupcakes















Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

10 Different Ways to Revamp Boxed Brownies

Okay, who doesn't love good boxed brownies!? I recently just made some boxed brownies because we needed to make something for a 4th of July party. Before I was making them I thought that something just really needed to be done to them, and that is what made me think of this blog. I thought of a couple different ways that you can made your brownies a little more exciting so that it seems like you put more effort into them, and they are even more delicious! Here we go! 1. Duh, add some chocolate chips! Add about a cup of semi-sweet, peanut butter, milk, or mint chocolate chips to your brownie batter. This will vamp up your brownies and make them even more delicious! 2. Top them off with chocolate chips. Instead of putting the chips inside your batter, add them on top when the brownies are done. This will allow you to add just a little surprise to the brownies. 3. Top them off with frosting. This is kind of a no brainer, but it really makes your brownies extra yummy. You c
Read more

Frosting Cupcakes Tips

Image
Frosting cupcakes is just about my favorite part of cupcakes altogether. Who didn't just lick the frosting off as a kid? Hello me. ANYWAYS. There are many tips to frost the perfect cupcake so let's dive right into them. First off, you must decide how you are going to frost your cupcake. By knife, piping bag or with your hands (this way gets a little messy). As I have grown as a baker, I always use Wilton Pastry Bags. I use different sizes just depending on how many cupcakes I am frosting, and how much frosting I made. I am just going to say, the bigger the better. If you fill a small one too full, frosting will explode out the top, and there will be a HUGE mess. Secondly, you must have the right tips for the bags if you decide to use them. There are many tips for many different things that you want to do with decorating. Here is my little reference in a picture that I use A LOT. It shows you the many different tips and what the frosting will look like when you use them.
Read more

Reviewing Tequila Sunrise Cupcakes

Image
For all my alcohol and cupcake lovers, this one is for you! I tried this recipe awhile ago and I was nervous that I wasn't going to like it because I usually don't like to work with alcohol, but man were these cupcakes good! Here is the recipe and my thoughts on it! Tequila Sunrise Cupcakes By: The Cake Blog Makes 12-14 cupcakes Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 15-17 Ingredients: Cupcakes: -6 T unsalted butter - 3/4 cups sugar - 6 T sour cream - 1/4 tsp vanilla - 1/2 tsp finely grated orange zest - 3 egg whites - 1 1/4 cups flour - 2 tsp baking powder - 1/2 tsp salt - 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice - 2 T tequila (of your choice) - 2 T milk Frosting: - 3/4 Cup salted butter - 1/2 cup shortening - 5 cups powdered sugar - 1 T tequila - 1 tsp finely grated orange zest - 2 tsp fresh squeezed orange juice - 5 tsp grenadine - orange icing color, optional - 12-14 cherries, optional - 12-14 quarter sliced of oranges, optional Instructions: Cupc
Read more