Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes Recipe
The irresistible combination of chocolate and peppermint are sure to make these delicious cupcakes a hit at your next holiday party. This recipe was created by Short Street Cakes, a family-owned bakery specializing in all-natural, handcrafted, down-home Southern desserts.
Ingredients for cupcakes
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2 ¼ cup flour
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1 ½ cup sugar
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¼ cup dark cocoa
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¼ cup light cocoa
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½ Tbs baking soda
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1 tsp salt
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¾ cup vegetable oil
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½ Tbs vanilla
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½ tsp peppermint extract
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1 ½ cup hot or warm coffee
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⅛ cup vinegar
Method
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Sift flour, sugar, dark cocoa, light cocoa, baking soda and salt.
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Add the vegetable oil, vanilla and peppermint extract.
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Mix into paste.
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Slowly add the hot or warm coffee.
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Scrape down bowl thoroughly and mix again.
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Add and mix in the vinegar.
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Quickly pan cupcakes and move into oven.
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Bake the cupcakes at 325° for about 15 minutes or until knife comes out clean.
Ingredients for Buttercream Icing
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4 oz butter
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2 c. Powdered Sugar
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2–4 Tbsp Half & Half
Method
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Whip together.
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Place icing in piping tube and apply to cooled cupcakes.
