Best Peppermint Cupcakes Recipes

PEPPERMINT MOCHA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 cupcake pans with paper liners.
• Mix espresso powder and hot water in a measuring cup until powder is dissolved. Set aside.
• Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl until well combined.
• Cream butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg until thoroughly combined. Mix in espresso mixture, vanilla, and peppermint extract. Add in 1/3 of the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Mix in cooled coffee until just combined. Stir in another 1/3 of the dry ingredients until just combined. Mix in buttermilk until just combined. Stir in remaining dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Spoon batter into the prepared cups, filling each line just over 1/2 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes spring back lightly when touched, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool a few minutes in the pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

PEPPERMINT RED VELVET CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, sour cream, eggs, water, oil and food coloring; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in melted white chocolate and extract. Beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth., Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle with chocolate curls and peppermint candies if desired. Store in the refrigerator.

PEPPERMINT CUPCAKES WITH MARSHMALLOW FLUFF WHITE CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Beat white sugar and 1 cup butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix peppermint extract, almond extract, and food coloring into creamed butter mixture.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a separate bowl. Mix flour mixture, alternating with 3/4 cup milk, into creamed butter mixture, ending with flour mixture, until batter is just combined. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Melt white chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each melting, 1 to 3 minutes. Allow melted white chocolate to cool to room temperature.
• Mix marshmallow fluff and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl until smooth. Stir melted white chocolate into marshmallow mixture. Add confectioners sugar, 1 to 2 tablespoons at a time, to marshmallow mixture until fully incorporated; add enough milk to reach desired consistency. Transfer frosting to a piping bag or resealable plastic bag with a corner snipped and pipe frosting onto each cupcake.

CHOCOLATE-PEPPERMINT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• Stir cocoa, all-purpose flour, cake flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl.
• Beat sugar and butter together in a separate bowl until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla and peppermint extracts. Stir in dry ingredients until well mixed. Add buttermilk and stir just until moistened.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes spring back when lightly touched, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

PEPPERMINT REINDEER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Remove paper liners from cupcakes. Cut in half crosswise; set bottom aside. Decorate the tops with candies for the 'eyes' and 'mouth'. Add sour cherry balls for the 'nose'. Break pretzels in half for 'antlers'.
• Spread 1 tablespoon ice cream over the bottom of each cupcake. Place decorated halves on top. Serve immediately or freeze for several hours before serving.

PEPPERMINT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Place the candy canes in a food processor or blender and grind to a fine powder.
• Line two muffin pans (12 cups each) with cupcake liners and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Blend dry cake mix, water, oil, eggs, and peppermint extract in a mixing bowl at low speed for 30 seconds, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in 1/4 cup of the candy cane powder, reserving the rest.
• Divide batter among muffin pans and bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean after stuck into the center.
• Once cupcakes are removed from oven cool them completely.
• While cupcakes are cooling, stir remaining candy cane powder into the vanilla frosting.
• Frost cooled cupcakes and enjoy, or store in an airtight container.

PEPPERMINT BROWNIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Place paper baking cups in each of 12 regular-sized muffin cups. In medium bowl stir brownie mix, melted butter, and eggs until well blended.
• 2. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Place a peppermint patty on top if batter in each cup and press down into batter about 1/4 inch. You could also put some batter in the bottom of the cup, lay the patty on top, and cover it with more batter, too.
• 3. Bake 18-22 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan onto cooling rack. Cool completely--about one hour.
• 4. In small microwaveable bowl, microwave chocolate chips on high about 1 minute; stir until smooth. Drizzle melted chocolate over top of each brownie cup. Sprinkle with crushed candy canes.

PEPPERMINT TWIST CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat shortening with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and 1 1/4 cups milk, about half at a time, beating just until blended.
• Spoon 1 1/2 cups cake batter into small bowl; stir in 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract and paste food color to make red batter.
• In each muffin cup, spoon about 1 tablespoon white cake batter. Top with about 1 tablespoon red batter, then another 1 tablespoon white batter. With table knife, draw an "S" in batter of each muffin cup to swirl batter.
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter, 1 teaspoon peppermint extract and 6 tablespoons milk with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Spread scant 2 tablespoons frosting on each cupcake. With tiny paintbrush, "paint" liquid food color in swirl pattern on frosting on each cupcake.

PEPPERMINT MOCHA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Cupcakes Preheat oven to 350F Add flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, instant coffee and salt and mix together. Add butter, eggs and vanilla and combine. Add half of coffee and mix or beat for 20sec. Add remaining coffee and mix until smooth. Fold in chopped candies. Divide into cupcake tins and bake 18 -22 minutes until done and a toothpick inserted comes out clean or without batter (may have melted candy). Peppermint Buttercream Add butter and shortening and cream together. Add sugar and cream and beat until smooth. Only add a little cream to start and then add as necessary to get the right consistency. Add extract to achieve level of peppermint you want. When cupcakes are cool top with buttercream. Chocolate Melt 3 oz of bakers chocolate and either drizzle over or add a little bit of cream to make glossy and smooth and then drizzle over peppermint buttercream.

RED VELVET PEPPERMINT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water, milk, and oil. Beat on low for one minute. Increase the speed and beat for 1-2 more minutes.
• Spoon into 24 cupcake liners. Bake at 325 degrees for 22 minutes. Remove and let cool. Beat the softened butter until light and creamy. Add the marshmallow cream, peppermint, salt, and whipping cream and beat until creamy. Slowly add the powdered sugar until is all mixed in. Beat on a higher speed for a few minutes until light and fluffy.
• Divide the frosting evenly into two bowls. Tint one bowl of frosting with the red or pink color. Place the white frosting in one disposable frosting bag. Repeat with the colored frosting. Cut the tip off each one. Place both bags of frosting inside another bigger bag fitted with a frosting tip. Swirl the frosting on the cupcakes. Top each one with a PEEPS® marshmallow. Store in a sealed container.

PEPPERMINT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven according to directions on cake mix box.
• 2. Prepare cake mix per box instructions and add 1 teaspoon of peppermint extract to the cake mix batter. Mix well.
• 3. Once cake mix has been prepared and mixed, add the Andes Peppermint Crunch Baking Chips (or crushed peppermint candy) and gently fold until well blended.
• 4. Place 1/3 to 1/2 cup of cake mix batter into 15 muffin cups. Bake for the time listed on the cake mix box.
• 5. Remove cupcakes and let them cool completely.
• 6. While the cupcakes are cooling, empty the contents of the frosting into a medium sized bowl. Add the 1 1/2 teaspoons of the peppermint extract and mix well.
• 7. Once the cupcakes have cooled, frost them and decorate with various peppermint flavored candies.