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Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
The Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes recipe features a chocolate cupcake topped with a rich Mint Chocolate Chip frosting which is scooped onto the cupcakes much like ice cream.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
18
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
12
minutes
minutes
Total Time
30
minutes
minutes
Servings
18
Calories
425
kcal
Author
Robin Gagnon
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcake Batter
1
cup
light brown sugar
packed
6
tablespoons
butter
softened
2
large eggs
1 ¼
cups
all-purpose flour
½
cup
unsweetened cocoa
1
teaspoon
baking powder
½
teaspoon
baking soda
½
teaspoon
salt
½
cup
low-fat buttermilk
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting
1
cup
Butter
softened
6
cups
Powdered Sugar
½
teaspoon
Mint Extract
2
tablespoon
Milk
1
cup
Chocolate Chips
Green Food Coloring
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat brown sugar and butter together in a large bowl at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Mix again, until smooth.
In a separate, bowl whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt . Then add flour mixture to wet mixture Beat until smooth.
Line muffin/cupcake tin with paper liners, and spoon in batter ¾ full.
Bake for approximately 12 minutes (when pick pulls clean from center).
Cool completely before frosting.
Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting
Cream butter in a large bowl.
Add mint and 10 drops of food coloring.
Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until incorporated.
Add milk a little at a time until icing becomes creamy.
Transfer about ½ cup icing to another bowl and set aside.
Fold in chocolate chips until well distributed.
Place icing in freezer for 10 minutes.
Using icing with no chips, ice a ring around the edge of the cupcake.
Using an ice cream scoop, scoop up a scoop of firm icing. Press down in middle of scoop to create an indentation and place on the ringed cupcake.
Repeat for remaining cupcakes.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
cupcake
|
Calories:
425
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
67
g
|
Protein:
2
g
|
Fat:
17
g
|
Saturated Fat:
10
g
|
Cholesterol:
57
mg
|
Sodium:
244
mg
|
Potassium:
106
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
57
g
|
Vitamin A:
485
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.2
mg
|
Calcium:
52
mg
|
Iron:
1.1
mg