What’s the Project? These mini chocolate peppermint cupcakes are a perfect treat for the holiday season. A chocolate cupcake topped with candy cane frosting and drizzled with chocolate ganache.
I’ve got a thing for mini cupcakes lately. Maybe because you can pop a bunch of different flavors in your mouth for the same impact as one large cupcake?
So, I thought it would be fun to do a Christmasy version. Here’s my Mini Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache:
Eat up!!!! Which one looks the yummiest to you? Let’s talk about how to make these chocolate peppermint cupcakes now.
Mini Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache:
PrintMini Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes for Christmas
These mini chocolate peppermint cupcakes are a perfect treat for the holiday season. A chocolate cupcake topped with candy cane frosting and drizzled with chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
- 1 Devils Food Cake Mix
- 1 large package of instant chocolate pudding
- 1 C sour cream
- 1 C vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 C water
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all of the above ingredients. Line mini cupcake tin with mini cupcake liners and then fill cupcake liners about half full. Cook for about 7-9 minutes.
Allow to cool completely while you make the frosting.
For the Candy Cane Frosting:
- 3 sticks of softened butter
- 6 Cups of powdered sugar
- 8 Tbsp milk
- 2 tsp peppermint extract
- 8 crushed candy canes
Mix all of the above ingredients and then pipe onto cupcakes. (Put all of the frosting into a Ziploc bag, snip off one corner and squeeze gently onto cupcakes.)
For the Chocolate Ganache:
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 stick of butter
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Melt the cream and the butter in a pot on the stove. Warm until almost boiling but not quite and then remove from heat. Stir in chocolate chips until melted.
Allow to cool for AT LEAST 30 minutes to an hour. Then drizzle over the top of the cupcakes. I also sprinkle some candy cane bits on top of this.
And eat up!
I hope you love these chocolate peppermint cupcakes!
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Katie says
December 2, 2013 at 8:04 amYum! These cupcakes are drool worthy!!!
Lolly Jane says
December 2, 2013 at 10:59 amLooks sooo good, Amber!
Megan says
December 2, 2013 at 1:57 pmSound yummy and look beautiful!
Christine (CookTheStory) says
December 2, 2013 at 5:28 pmWow. With the chocolate pudding addition these must be super moist and delicious. My son J loves to make cupcakes with me, and he’d probably have half the batter eaten before we get it into the liners.
Gwen H. says
December 2, 2013 at 11:35 pmI like cupcakes but the spinach stuffed mushrooms really sound great.
tylstenie says
December 3, 2013 at 8:52 amLook yummy as do so many for the goodies. I am having a problem trying to enter the contest. Tried yesterday and today but it never goes beyond saying the entry “form” is loading. I have not had this issue in the past. Anything I can do to fix this?
Thanks
Susan Christy says
December 7, 2013 at 3:19 pmI would bring Jalapeno Popper Dip or some Peanut Butter & Chocolate Swirl Brownies
Arla Rachels says
December 7, 2013 at 11:40 pmI would make little smokies wraped in bacon in crockpot.
Sarah says
November 17, 2014 at 1:33 pmHow many mini cupcakes will this recipe make?
Amber says
November 17, 2014 at 1:37 pmIf you do full size ones-then about 24. Mini ones it is between 75-100.
Sarah says
November 17, 2014 at 1:52 pmThank you!!