Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes
Maya Angelou says she knows why the caged bird sings. Does she know why The Squishy Monster stores away food like she’s a bear about to go into hibernation? If Valentines is a sadomasochistic holiday fabricated by companies to sell more hallmark and heart shaped boxes, then the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas must have been the evil mastermind of sugar cane farmers. I can’t I won’t get into just how much I’ve consumed even up until this point. Dare I say it’s worse than a fat kid on Halloween?
*Shrugs* I figure, if you’re going to indulge, it might as well be amongst the sparkling strands of multi-colored lights with the heavy scent of pine and cardamom hanging thick in the air to encourage you onward with this gorge-fest.
Enjoy, my friends (because apparently, the world is ending in 2 days).
- 1¾ cups of flour
- 1½ ts baking powder
- 1½ ts baking soda
- 1 ts salt
- 1 cup of hot coffee + 2 cups of sugar + ¾ cups of unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1 cup of whole room temperature buttermilk
- ½ cup of canola oil (or veggie)
- 2 ts of good vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 c soft unsalted butter
- 6-8 c *sifted* powdered sugar
- 1 ts pure vanilla extract
- 3-4 ts pure peppermint extract
- ½ ts fine salt
- 2-4 tb cream
- Crushed candy canes
- In your first bowl, sift together your flour, powder, soda, and salt.
- In your second bowl, blend together your coffee and sugar.
- In your third bowl, whisk together your buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Drop in one egg at a time.
- Combine your second and third bowl.
- In three separate additions, sprinkle in your first (dry) bowl into your wet bowl. Do not over mix.
- Scoop into cupcake liners and bake at 350 for 17-20 minutes.
- Take out of the pan and cool completely.
- For the buttercream, blend together your butter and powdered sugar (adding in your sugar a bit at a time). Tip in your extracts. salt, and cream. Cream until well blended and fluffy.
- Frost and decorate. To make the candy cane striped swirls, tilt the pastry bag and fill half with regular buttercream and the other half with red tinted buttercream. I used a large round tip and sprinkled with crushed candy canes.
Love & candy canes galore,
Your Squishy Monster ^.~
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That is a good looking cupcake! I would love to bite into one of those with some coffee!
so gorgeous and festive!!
These are so festive! Peppermint is a true Christmas flavor!
OOOOOO!! I just happen to be eating some peppermint candy right now Angie! Let me turn on my world wide camera.Lol Really I am it is delicious!!That is a wonderful MUST TRY cup cake recipe !
I feel GREAT NEWS according to the book of revelation in the bible this world will NEVER end!! Hopefully Friday will be another day another better way.
Have a wonderful day Angie!
Love.
Les.
oh these are so pretty!
I love the flavors of coffee and chocolate in cake! The peppermint frosting is such a great idea for the holidays. They look stunning in the picture. Thank you so much for your kind words today
How very cute and festive!
These cupcakes look amazing and so festive! Love the way you decorated them.
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The cupcakes are so pretty. And there is a reason why we have ‘resolutions’ for the new year after eating so much lol.
Why are your cupcakes SO CUTE? Peppermint mocha sounds like a fab combination!
This is the perfect time of year to indulge! These cupcakes look and sound so yummy!
xo, Yi-chia
Always Maylee
Um I totally agree…I am embarrassed to admit how much sugary treats I consume between Thanksgiving till New Years!
I love the swirled frosting on top of your cupcakes! They look so yummy!
yum! these are all kinds of great, but i really love that swirl of colors in the frosting!
That’s funny.. I don’t feel bad at all about the candy cane I just ate! Haha love these cupcakes. I sincerely hope that the world doesn’t end tomorrow. That would suck. I’de never get my new perfume.
I plan to eat as much as I can before the world ends
@ 11:11am 12/21/12 ,
I hope it ends on the other side of the world first cause I want to sleep in and have a late breakfast
yumyumyumyum!!!!!!!!!!!! xO!
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So it’s not just me? I’m glad to keep such fine company as I indulge in so many sweet desserts before Christmas.. during Christmas.. after Christmas. This is a pretty cupcake recipe!!
lol, you’re funny ^^! and i could do with some of these yummies for breakfast.. love how you did the frosting! ^^
I’ve been going all-out insane with sugar consumption also…I figure I’ll just not worry about it until after the holidays are over. These cupcakes look awesome! Love the cute peppermint swirl of frosting!
Hahaha…..I will always have a love-hate relationship with sugar but love surely always wins with me! These cupcakes are look so pretty & yummy!
REBECCA
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Angie, the cupcakes look absolutely stunning and so festive with candy canes too.
Thanks Angie! =)
soooo much sugar (I think I’ll turn into a sugar cube, lol)
I just figure it’s ok if it’s not as bad as some of those sugar-addicted freaky eaters on t.v. Going without it makes watching it on rare occasions shoooocking!
Thank you, Hui!!
It makes me feel less bad about it with you being here, Barbara =)
=)
That’s the best plan ever!
That’s the spirit, Cass!
Thanks, Grace!
I felt so much better when I was alleviated of it, haha
the yummy gets me every time!
You are SO sweet, Erika!
I’ve never met a cupcake I didn’t like nor a resolution that I actually kept, lol.
Thank you, Daniela!
They told me to tell you thank you =)
of course, Ms. Kidman =)
well *whew* good to know =)
Thank you!
Gingerbread is coming up next…my Korean food is getting neglected, lol.
Thanks guys!
do it, do it now =)
I love anything peppermint, and I also happen to love anything mocha, so these cupcakes sound like a dream. I am a fellow food hoarder as well. I have 3 kids so in my garage are so many staples, and of course sugar is one of them.
I feel deprived no one gave me ANY sugar as a kid so I have much making up to do, lol.
Ooh these look delicious. I’m always looking for new holiday recipes and this one looks like it will be a crowd pleaser for sure.
I hope you give it a try =)
These are gorgeous! I can never get my frosting to look so perfect. Seriously, if the world is ending today, I want a dozen of these…
Aw, shucks!
Hi Angie, gorgeous cuppies. Save 2 pieces for me and a nice cup of hot coffee too.
I gotchya *wink* I hope you’re enjoying your weekend, beautiful!
Another beautiful looking cupcake recipe
Thanks, girl =)