Mini Chocolate Candy Cane Cupcakes Recipe
November 30, 2012 Leave a comment
Here is a delicious and easy recipe that I found at the Canadian Living website (with a few personal changes) which will make you never want to buy store bought cake mix again:
What You Will Need
Cupcake Mix:
– 1 ½ cups of flour
– 1 cup of sugar
– 1/3 cup of cocoa powder
– 1 tsp of baking soda
– ¼ tsp of salt
– 1 cup of cold coffee
– ½ cup of vegetable oil
– 1 tsp of vanilla
– 4 tsp of cider vinegar
Peppermint Icing:
– 1/3 cup of butter
– 3 ½ cups of icing sugar
– ½ tsp of peppermint extract
– ½ tsp of vanilla
– 5 Tbsp of powdered/crushed candy canes
What You Will Need to do:
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
2. In large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
3. Whisk in coffee, oil and vanilla; stir in vinegar. Pour by 1 tbsp into paper-lined mini muffin cups.
4. Bake in the oven for about 8-10 minutes (test with a toothpick).
5. Let sit for about 10 minutes to cool down.
6. For the icing, in bowl, beat butter, icing sugar and salt until fluffy; beat in cream, 2 tbsp at a time, until smooth.
7. Beat in peppermint extract and vanilla. Beat in 3 tbsp of the candy cane powder.
8. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes. Sprinkle with remaining powder.