Mint Candy Filled Cupcakes Food

MINT CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with greased liners.
• Combine boiling water and cocoa powder in a small bowl; whisk until smooth. Allow to cool, about 10 minutes.
• Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons white sugar in a large bowl; beat together with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time until smooth. Mix in vanilla extract. Mix in the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the cocoa mixture. Fold peppermint candies into the batter.
• Scoop batter into the muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes are firm to the touch or a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove cupcakes from the pan and set on a rack to cool, about 30 minutes.
• Combine shortening and 1/2 cup butter in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add peppermint extract. Add confectioners' sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Beat in milk, a tablespoon at a time, until buttercream is desired consistency. Fold in food coloring a little at a time to reach desired shade of green.
• Transfer buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a round or star tip. Frost each cupcake with buttercream.

CANDY BAR CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, buttermilk, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg; mix well. Stir in the candy bars., Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-third full with batter. Drop filling by tablespoonfuls into the center of each cupcake (cups will be about half full). Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the filling comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil; cook for two minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in the milk, then confectioners' sugar. Cool until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes.

MINT CANDY FILLED CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 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.