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Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

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By Katie
December 1, 2013
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Perfect chocolate cupcakes topped with the festive flavor of peppermint cream cheese frosting create these Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes!

chocolate peppermint cupcakes


 

Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, I can come out of hiding and play my Christmas music all I want without getting evil looks. I’m seriously the lady who will listen to Christmas music all through the year. No one is playing the Pandora Christmas station in July….except THIS GIRL.

If loving the holidays is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

I made these cupcakes for Thanksgiving along with my Mom’s pumpkin pie to celebrate the seasons changing. Pepperminty things don’t necessarily ‘belong’ at Thanksgiving, but I made a special place for them because chocolate and peppermint are meant to be together. Especially in chilly weather. One month away from Christmas. Holla!

These chocolate cupcakes are just my Perfect Chocolate Cake recipe cut in half and baked as cupcakes. Then I topped them with my favorite cream cheese frosting that I spiked with a little peppermint extract. Super simple to do and perfect for the holidays.

kitchen aid
milk in a measuring cup and a teaspoon of white vinegar being added
dry ingredients for chocolate peppermint cupcakes
dry ingredients for chocolate peppermint cupcakes
sugar and canola oil
adding vanilla extract to mixing bowl
chocolate peppermint cupcake batter
cupcakes liners in a muffin tin
frosting mix
chocolate peppermint cupcakes
chocolate peppermint cupcakes with a bite taken out

Here’s how you make them:Start by getting out a large bowl. I used my KitchenAid mixer because it makes my life approximately 14 times easier.Measure out one cup of milk into a measuring cup and stir in 1 teaspoon of white vinegar. Stir this up and set aside.I also like to get all my dry ingredients together too. This is a bowl full of flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.Stir this together with a fork or whisk and set aside.Now we can actually get started on the recipe. Whip granulated sugar and canola oil together in the bottom of a mixer or in a large bowlAdd in two teaspoons of vanilla and stir a little more.Alternate adding in the vinegar milk with the dry ingredients until everything is incorporated into the batter.Pour into some cute little cupcake liners and bake. Rinse out your bowl {or lick it out because we didn’t use any eggs!!} and get started on the frosting. This is just softened butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, peppermint extract, a little vanilla and a splash of heavy cream. Whip it 3-4 minutes, scraping the sides occasionally until it’s light, fluffy and smooth. Once your cupcakes are cooled, pipe this onto your cupcakes. Top with a little crushed candy cane and serve! This is my favorite way to make chocolate cake. It always comes out perfectly moist and tender, plus the frosting is a nice balance of tang and mint. It’s strangely delicious and I think you all are going to love these!

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Now, here’s my recipe for these amazing cupcakes:

chocolate cupcakes with peppermint cream cheese frosting

Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

Katie Cooksey
Perfect chocolate cupcakes topped with the festive flavor of peppermint cream cheese frosting create these Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes!
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Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 324 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

for the cupcakes-

for the frosting-

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • heavy cream
  • crushed candy cane pieces for garnish, optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 12 muffin pans with paper liners and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whip oil and sugar together. Stir in vanilla. In a measuring cup, stir almond milk and vinegar together. Set aside to curdle. In a different bowl, stir all dry ingredients together until evenly mixed. Alternate mixing in wet and dry ingredients to the batter starting and ending with dry.
  • Pour evenly into prepared pans and bake 15 minutes or until toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs after being inserted. Cool completely before frosting.
  • For the frosting, whip all ingredients together in a large bowl 3-5 minutes or until smooth and fluffy. Frost cupcakes and top with crushed candy canes, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 3gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 225mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 490IUCalcium: 58mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
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  8. Christina W.
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    Decided to make these for my work’s christmas party and so far two people have told me these are the best cupcakes they have ever had…and the party hasn’t even started yet!

  9. Vicky Lewis
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    Made a dozen of these last week. They came out perfectly. I thought the batter was a little runny but apparently not because they baked up moist and delectable. I made the cream cheese frosting and used peppermint oil/extract instead of vanilla. sprinkled crushed peppermint candies on top. They were a huge hit! Good recipe and visually very appealing. Thanks!

  11. Angie Munguia
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    Hands down one of the best chocolate cupcakes I have ever had. Super moist cupcake that is is quick and easy whip up. I like topping with just a vanilla cream cheese frosting and a generous sprinkle of candy cane 🙂

    Thank you so much for posting this amazing recipe, it has been a hit with friends and family.

  12. Billy C
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    My favorite holiday cookies are Spritz cookies! With a simple butter spritz recipe, these things just melt in your mouth, it’s a hard cookie to live up to lol.

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  18. Cynthia Lorenzo
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    Those cupcakes look yummy! Thanks for the giveaway. I love chocolate chip cookies, only homemade ones not store bought, all year round! It’s the only cookie I love eating!

  31. mdfloyd
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    My favorite holiday cookies are pecan sandies, which I make and give to all my friends, along with truffles and walnut/oatmeal/chocolate chip cookies.

  32. Casey
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    Can I use white wine vinegar instead of white vinegar? Or is it completely different and will change the taste of the cupcake? I want to make this next wednesday for friends because this recipe seems the best over all the other recipes I have seen. 🙂

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  43. Laura
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    These cupcakes look so delicious and very festive!! I used to love making Italian frosted cookies with my mother duirng the holidays. I used to divide the frosting into cups and put food coloring in and frost and sprinkle the cookies. Delicious!! Thanks for the awesome Giveaway…i could use it!

  52. Danielle
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    This is the worst frosting recipe I have tried. I don’t know how the frosting is supposed to look smooth and fluffy with 1 cup powdered sugar. The frosting came out runny.

  54. Tammy Meyers
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    Oh My Gosh how perfect are these???? What a YUMMY combination of chocolate and peppermint!!! Making these this weekend!!!!

    LOVE the Range too!!!

  56. Kamla L.
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    These cupcakes sounds heavenly and the presentation is wonderfully festive! My favorite holiday cookie is Rum & Raisin Oatmeal cookies.

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  64. Honey What's Cooking
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    this looks so amazing, i’ve never had peppermint frosting, but it sounds incredible. love the chocolate cupcake, only 1/3 cup of oil is always a winner in my book!

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    My favorite is Peanut butter blossom, at least that’s what my calls them when she makes them. They are peanut butter cookies with the hershey kisses in the middle.

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  89. Shirley
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