Mint Candy Filled Cupcakes

"Creamy mint filling is sandwiched inside chocolate glazed cake. I found this recipe in Home Cooking magazine. I have not tried this recipe, but I'm posting this for safe keeping. I plan to use Splenda for baking in place of the sugar. I also plan to use sugar free thin mints, sugar free cool whip, and I plan to use unsweetened chocolate I'll sweeten with Splenda."
 
Download
photo by a food.com user photo by a food.com user
Ready In:
27mins
Ingredients:
15
Serves:
12
Advertisement

ingredients

  • Cupcakes

  • 2 cups flour
  • 12 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 18 teaspoon salt
  • 12 cup unsalted butter, room temperature plus 2 tbl
  • 1 12 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 14 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 1 cup milk
  • 12 chocolate-covered thin mints
  • Filling

  • 1 12 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 12 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • Glaze

  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate
  • 12 cup unsalted butter
  • 14 cup peppermint extract
Advertisement

directions

  • Preheat oven to 350.
  • Line 12-cup muffin tin with paper baking liners.
  • For cupcakes, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in peppermint extract.
  • Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk until just blended.
  • Fill prepared muffin tins 1/4 full. Place 1 mint on batter. Bake 12-15 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer to cooling rack. When cooled, remove paper lining from cupcakes.
  • For filling, combine thawed whipped topping and peppermint extract. Slice cupcakes in half horizontally. Spread filling on cut surface of bottom half and replace top.
  • For glaze, melt chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in peppermint extract; cool. Spread on each cupcake.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

Reviews

Have any thoughts about this recipe? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

<p>Square Meals Make Round People - Author Unknown <br /><br />Do It With Love---It Will Taste Better - Author Unknown <br /><br />I joined zaar in 2002 but I really didn't use it much on until 2006 after my computer crashed and I lost all my unsaved recipes. Now I post all recipes I've tried or would like to try. I'm actually making it my goal to try almost all the recipes I've posted as soon as I can. I love food and I love to eat and try different recipes. My favorite course is dessert. I love sweets! This leads me to that I did have Gastric Bypass surgery on July 25th 2008. On that note I love baking and cooking a priceless gift passed down from my grammy who I dearly loved and miss deeply. My grammy passed away 1/15/07. She was a wonderful cook and baker and taught me many things and the most valueable things was how to be a wonderful cook and baker like her. I really enjoy searching for new recipes especially here on Zaar. I'm always finding and adding to my cookbook new and exciting recipes. I also enjoy posting recipes here on Zaar as well. I really love collecting different cookbooks. I have over a 100 and growing! I collect mostly Taste Of Home &amp; community cookbooks. The minute I get a cookbook home I sit down and I read my cookbooks from front to back like novels. I work for the Elmira City School&nbsp;District and YWCA. I'm raising my&nbsp;8 yrs old newphew. I'm a part time college student studing Early Childhood Education, but taking time off and hoping to return soon. I live in Elmira, New York where famous writer Mark Twain did some of his writing and he once lived. I have&nbsp;1 cats Samantha and&nbsp;1 dog our newest member MOO MOO (my nieces dog) who are my children as I do not have any human children of my own. I lost&nbsp;four of my very dear children (kitty's) Callie June 2007, Miss Kitty in March 2010, my dog Angel in December 2010, and my other cat Chase in September&nbsp;2011. I'm recently&nbsp;married on August 12th 2010. I love spending time with my niece&nbsp;9 yrs old and my newphews&nbsp;7 &amp;&nbsp;8 yrs old. I enjoy couponing and trading coupons. I love the internet as there's so much to look at online even though you know where I spend most of my time! I enjoy going to yard sales and estate sales every spring - fall. I love gardening and have many different pretty flowers.</p> 8724441"
 
View Full Profile
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes