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Peppermint Hot Cocoa Chocolate cupcakes

Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

Lyne Proulx
My favourite treat for the holidays is chocolate with peppermint, so these Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting hit the spot!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American, Canadian
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 411 kcal

Equipment

  • cupcake tin with cupcake paper liners
  • medium bowls
  • Stand mixer
  • pastry bag with a large tip

Ingredients
  

Cupcakes Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 6 TBSP butter room temp
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

PEPPERMINT FROSTING

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp heavy cream 1 or 2
  • 2 tsp peppermint extract
  • 4 candy canes crushed
  • 24 candy canes to stick on top small

Instructions
 

CUPCAKE DIRECTIONS:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake paper liners.
  • Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  • Whisk hot water and cocoa powder in a small bowl. Set aside.
  • Using a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Mix the egg, vegetable oil, and vanilla until well combined.
  • Add in the flour mixture, alternate with hot cocoa mix until there are no lumps.
  • Using a large ice cream scoop the batter into the lined cupcake tins until they are 3/4’s filled.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven allowing cupcakes to cool in cupcake pan for 10 minutes.
  • Take out of cupcake pan and place individual cupcakes on a wire rack to cool completely.

FROSTING DIRECTIONS

  • Beat butter and sugar till combined
  • Mix in heavy cream and extract and mix until blended.
  • Spoon into a pastry bag with a large tip.
  • Frost cupcakes from the outside working the tip toward the center of the cupcake.
  • Sprinkle crushed candy canes and top with candy canes

Notes

Nutritional values: Candy canes were not added in the nutrition facts.

Nutrition

Calories: 411kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 3gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 340mgPotassium: 81mgFiber: 2gSugar: 32gVitamin A: 686IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Chocolate Christmas cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes, christmas cupcakes, cupcakes, peppermint, peppermint frosting
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