Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

  Ready in : 45 mins

The recipe Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cupcakes could satisfy your American craving in approximately 45 minutes. This recipe serves 24. This dessert has 349 calories, 3g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. For 59 cents per serving, this recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 42 people have tried and liked this recipe. A mixture of heavy cream, semisweet chocolate chips, vanillan extract, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is perfect for Christmas. It is brought to you by Foodista. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 21%. This score is not so excellent.

Ingredients

baking powder

baking powder

0.5 teaspoon

baking soda

baking soda

1.3333334 teaspoon

hot-brewed coffee

hot-brewed coffee

1 cup

butter

butter

0.5 cup

buttermilk

buttermilk

1 cup

eggs

eggs

2

flour

flour

1.6666666 cups

heavy cream

heavy cream

0.5 cup

marshmallow creme

marshmallow creme

7 ounces

milk

milk

2 tablespoons

peppermint candies

peppermint candies

0.25 cup

peppermint extract

peppermint extract

1 teaspoon

powdered sugar

powdered sugar

4 cups

salt

salt

1 teaspoon

semisweet chocolate

semisweet chocolate

6 ounces

semisweet chocolate chips

semisweet chocolate chips

2 ounces

sugar

sugar

2 cups

butter

butter

0.5 tablespoon

cocoa powder

cocoa powder

1 cup

vanilla extract

vanilla extract

0.5 teaspoon

vegetable oil

vegetable oil

0.5 cup

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake or muffin pan with 24 regular-size cupcake liners.

    cupcakes

    cupcakes

    muffin liners
    muffin liners
    muffin tray
    muffin tray
    oven
    oven
  2. 2
    Combine the chocolate chips and hot coffee together, stirring occasionally until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. In a large bowl sift together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat the eggs with an electric mixer until thickened slightly. Slowly add the buttermilk, oil and vanilla.

    chocolate chips

    chocolate chips

    baking powder

    baking powder

    cocoa powder

    cocoa powder

    baking soda

    baking soda

    buttermilk

    buttermilk

    chocolate

    chocolate

    vanilla

    vanilla

    coffee

    coffee

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    sugar

    sugar

    egg

    egg

    salt

    salt

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    hand mixer
    hand mixer
    bowl
    bowl
  3. 3
    Add the melted chocolate mixture to the eggs, and combine completely.

    chocolate

    chocolate

    egg

    egg

  4. 4
    Add the sugar mixture and beat on medium speed until well combined.Fill the prepared cupcake liners three-quarters full with the cupcake batter.

    cupcakes

    cupcakes

    sugar

    sugar

    muffin liners
    muffin liners
  5. 5
    Place in the oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 18 to 21 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the Chocolate Ganache and the Peppermint Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting (directions for both below).

    marshmallows

    marshmallows

    peppermint

    peppermint

    chocolate

    chocolate

    cupcakes

    cupcakes

    frosting

    frosting

    toothpicks
    toothpicks
    oven
    oven
  6. 6
    Put the frosting into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip.To make the Chocolate Ganache, bring the heavy cream and butter to a simmer in a small saucepan. Turn off the heat and add in the chocolate. Stir the mixture until smooth. Set aside to cool.To make the Peppermint Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting, whip together the butter and marshmallow cream, using an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment.

    marshmallow cream

    marshmallow cream

    heavy cream

    heavy cream

    marshmallows

    marshmallows

    peppermint

    peppermint

    chocolate

    chocolate

    frosting

    frosting

    butter

    butter

    cream

    cream

    hand mixer
    hand mixer
    pastry bag
    pastry bag
    sauce pan
    sauce pan
    whisk
    whisk
  7. 7
    Add the peppermint extract. Slowly add 2 cups of the powdered sugar and continue to mix on a slow speed.

    peppermint extract

    peppermint extract

    powdered sugar

    powdered sugar

  8. 8
    Add the milk and additional powdered sugar, up to 2 cups, until desired consistency is reached.To assemble cupcakes:Using an apple corer, remove the center of each cupcake. Fill each cupcake with a spoonful of the Chocolate Ganache. Using the frosting-filled pastry bag, frost the cupcakes and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candies.

    peppermint crunch

    peppermint crunch

    powdered sugar

    powdered sugar

    chocolate

    chocolate

    cupcakes

    cupcakes

    frosting

    frosting

    apple

    apple

    milk

    milk

    apple corer
    apple corer
    pastry bag
    pastry bag