Chocolate Candy Cane Muffins Food

CHOCOLATE-CANDY CANE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Chop 4 oz. chocolate; set aside. Beat next 6 ingredients with mixer until blended. Stir in chopped chocolate and 2 Tbsp. candy.
• Spoon into 30 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake 20 to 23 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in pans 10 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Melt remaining chocolate; cool slightly. Frost cupcakes with COOL WHIP; drizzle with chocolate. Sprinkle with remaining candy.

CHOCOLATE CANDY-CANE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F.
• Melt the butter.
• Mix the dry ingredients with a fork or whisk.
• Once the melted butter has cooled down to room temperature, mix in the egg and milk.
• Add the wet to the dry mixing just until everything is damp. Muffins are meant to be lumpy! That is the muffin method.
• Spray the muffin pan with Pam, or grease with Crisco.
• Bake for around 20 minutes, or until a knife or toothpick comes out clean. (For my oven, 18 minutes is the perfect time).

CHOCOLATE-CANDY CANE CUPCAKES WITH WHIPPED TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 30 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat cake mix, pudding mix, sour cream, oil, water, and eggs for cupcakes with a mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed for 2 more minutes.
• Stir in chopped chocolate and 2 tablespoons of the crushed candy canes. Reserve remaining crushed candy for the topping. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 20 to 23 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• Melt chocolate square for topping in a microwave-safe bowl in a microwave, 10 to 20 seconds.
• Frost cooled cupcakes with whipped topping. Drizzle with melted chocolate and top with remaining crushed candy canes.

CHOCOLATE CANDY CORN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners., Reserve cocoa packet from cake mix. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream, eggs, milk and oil; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Transfer half of the batter to a small bowl; tint orange with food coloring. To other half of batter, stir in contents of cocoa packet., Divide chocolate batter among prepared cups. Carefully top with orange batter; do not swirl. Bake and cool as package directs., To serve, top cupcakes with whipped topping and candy corn. Refrigerate leftovers.

CHOCOLATE MINT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into medium bowl; stir to mix.
• In another bowl, combine egg, milk and butter, beat to mix well.
• Pour egg mixture into flour mixture; mix until moistened.
• Be careful not to overmix.
• Gently fold in candies.
• Lightly grease 12 muffin cups or line with cupcake liners.
• Place about 1/4 cup batter into each cup.
• Bake in a pre-heated 375°F oven for 15-18 minutes, or until top of muffins are slightly firm.
• Remember toothpick won't necessarily work because of the melted chocolate.
• Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
• Place on wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE-CANDY CANE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350°F Chop 4 chocolate squares; set aside. Beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, oil and water with mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minute Stir in chopped chocolate and 2 tablespoons candy. Spoon into 30 paper-lined 2-1/2-inch muffin cups.
• BAKE 20 to 23 minute or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool completely.
• FROST cupcakes with COOL WHIP. Melt remaining chocolate; drizzle over cupcakes. Top with remaining candy.