{"id":12242,"date":"2013-03-16T10:30:43","date_gmt":"2013-03-16T15:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=12242"},"modified":"2019-11-25T22:10:59","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T03:10:59","slug":"chocolate-mint-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/03\/16\/chocolate-mint-cupcakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Mint Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" alt=\"Food-Header-1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12243\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/03\/16\/chocolate-mint-cupcakes\/chocmintcupcake\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ChocMintCupcake.jpg?fit=640%2C582&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,582\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ChocMintCupcake\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ChocMintCupcake.jpg?fit=640%2C582&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12243\" alt=\"ChocMintCupcake\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ChocMintCupcake.jpg?resize=640%2C582&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ChocMintCupcake.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/ChocMintCupcake.jpg?resize=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wonder who decided to combine chocolate and mint, was it the Girl Scouts or did a farmer eating a candy bar trip and fall into a patch of mint? In honor of St. Patrick&#8217;s Day and my love for all things chocolate and minty &#8211; I made these cupcakes and sent them into school on Friday.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the cupcakes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>3\/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1 &#8211; 4.67 ounce package of Andes Creme de Menthe Thins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 24px;\">1. Preheat oven to 350\u00ba, line a muffin tin with paper liners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. In a small bowl, sift together the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar for three minutes, then add the eggs and vanilla.\u00a0Add the flour mixture and sour cream in batches, mixing on a low speed until well combined.<\/p>\n<p>3. Place a heaping tablespoon of batter in the cupcake liners. Coarsely chop 2 of the Andes mints for each cupcake, and top off with another heaping tablespoon of batter. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, test the cupcakes with a toothpick &#8211; it should come out clean.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12261\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/03\/16\/chocolate-mint-cupcakes\/andesbatter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AndesBatter.jpg?fit=640%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,569\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AndesBatter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AndesBatter.jpg?fit=640%2C569&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12261\" alt=\"AndesBatter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AndesBatter.jpg?resize=640%2C569&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AndesBatter.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/AndesBatter.jpg?resize=300%2C266&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0For the icing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/2 cups confectioners sugar<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 teaspoon peppermint extract<\/li>\n<li>3 to 4 tablespoons milk<\/li>\n<li>green food coloring (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"line-height: 24px;\">1. In a large bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. Mix in the confectioners sugar and extract, the add the milk one tablespoon at a time to achieve desired spreading consistency. Beat in food coloring if using.<\/p>\n<p>Makes 12 cupcakes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wonder who decided to combine chocolate and mint, was it the Girl Scouts or did a farmer eating a candy bar trip and fall into a patch of mint? 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