Chocolate Cupcakes with Fluffy Mint Chocolate Chip Buttercream Frosting
Forget mint chocolate chip ice cream. With these you basically get that ice cream plus a delicious chocolate cupcake in one. No the frosting is not ice cream but it tastes just like it and can also be spread over a cupcake to look like it. I want to eat it by the spoonful, as if it were ice cream. I used my favorite fluffy buttercream frosting for this recipe (because it’s my favorite, obviously) and I adapted it to be mint chocolate chip.
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If you really want a cupcake that people will talk about, cut out about a tablespoon of the cupcake on the top, in the center, and spoon in some dark chocolate ganache. You’ll make friends for life with anyone who tries one :). Really they are so good they don’t need the added bonus of a rich ganache filling, so make them without it and you’ll still fall in love. Enjoy!
I haven’t tried this yet, but these would be cute to bake the cupcake portion in ice cream cones. Then top with frosting. Or you can do them like so…
Ingredients
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup boiling water
1/4 cup butter , melted
2 1/2 Tbsp vegetable or canola oil
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1/4 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting*
3/4 cup unsalted butter , partially softened**
1 tsp mint extract (don't use peppermint!)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbsp heavy cream
Green food coloring (I used 10 drops, optional)
1/2 cup (85g) semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate , finely chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large heat proof mixing bowl, whisk together cocoa powder and baking soda. Carefully pour in boiling water and whisk until bubbling subsides and,
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting | Cooking Classy
This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.
If you really want a cupcake that people will talk about, cut out about a tablespoon of the cupcake on the top, in the center, and spoon in some dark chocolate ganache. You’ll make friends for life with anyone who tries one :). Really they are so good they don’t need the added bonus of a rich ganache filling, so make them without it and you’ll still fall in love. Enjoy!
I haven’t tried this yet, but these would be cute to bake the cupcake portion in ice cream cones. Then top with frosting. Or you can do them like so…
Ingredients
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup boiling water
1/4 cup butter , melted
2 1/2 Tbsp vegetable or canola oil
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1/4 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting*
3/4 cup unsalted butter , partially softened**
1 tsp mint extract (don't use peppermint!)
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbsp heavy cream
Green food coloring (I used 10 drops, optional)
1/2 cup (85g) semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate , finely chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large heat proof mixing bowl, whisk together cocoa powder and baking soda. Carefully pour in boiling water and whisk until bubbling subsides and,
Read More.