Peppermint Cupcakes
photo by bricookie55
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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24 cupcakes
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
directions
- Place the candy canes in a food processor or blender and grind to a fine powder.
- Line two muffin pans (12 cups each) with cupcake liners and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Blend dry cake mix, water, oil, eggs, and peppermint extract in a mixing bowl at low speed for 30 seconds, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in 1/4 cup of the candy cane powder, reserving the rest.
- Divide batter among muffin pans and bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean after stuck into the center.
- Once cupcakes are removed from oven cool them completely.
- While cupcakes are cooling, stir remaining candy cane powder into the vanilla frosting.
- Frost cooled cupcakes and enjoy, or store in an airtight container.
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Reviews
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Loved the cool taste of the peppermint and who can go wrong with chocolate! These would be great for a baby shower for someone having a girl or for Christmas time. I was looking for a way to use a box of candy canes I picked up at the end of the holiday or that ingredient would be hard to find year round. My icing was a bit thick so I might add more of the candy cane mixture to the batter next time.
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We loved these! All I could really find to use in place of candy canes were Altoid mints crushed finely in my food processor. It worked well; it made the cupcakes and frosting very minty and refreshing! I used my own homemade buttercream frosting with the peppermint powder folded in. Thank you for posting! Made for PAC Spring 2010.
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I am a stay at home mom to our 2 incredible little girls. I loved to cook and bake, which is why I am here! I love holidays, all holidays, but Christmas is my absolute favorite! I love to shop, for anything, clothes, makeup, groceries! I love to take pictures and make jewelry. I love reality television and reading magazines.
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