3/9/2023 0 Comments Mint chocolateBut as the old New England saying goes, there’s no rest for the wicked. You could even use one of my super simple techniques for swirling frosting to make red + white candy stripes with the buttercream.įor more flavor feel free to garnish with chocolate shavings, Andes mints, or even thin mint cookies.After spending ten hours on my feet at the ice cream shop, I longed for a hot bath and a few hours curled up with an Agatha Christie paperback, a glass of pinot noir, and a cuddle with my cat, Rocky. If you’re making these for Christmas, sprinkle with some crushed candy canes. Patrick’s Day, gold sprinkles, gold chocolate coins, or shamrock sprinkles would be perfect. Here’s the fun part! Feel free to get creative with piping tips and garnishes. I like the Americolor brand the best, but Wilton gel food coloring should work too. It allows you to use just a small amount for an intense color. If using food coloring, I much prefer gel coloring. Do not use mint or spearmint extract unless you want your cupcakes to taste like toothpaste □ Buttercream Frosting for Mint Chocolate Cupcakes:įeel free to adjust the amount of powdered sugar to cream until you get the consistency of frosting you prefer. Oil in Baking here.īe sure to use peppermint extract in both the batter and buttercream frosting. Feel free to use melted coconut oil instead of vegetable oil if you’d prefer. It also allows the chocolate mint flavor to shine through. Give it a sniff before using it to make sure it doesn’t have any ‘off’ aroma. Oil gives the palate the sensation of moistness because it’s liquid at room temperature (even though it has no water content!).īe sure to use fresh vegetable oil. This recipe calls for vegetable oil instead of melted butter. Hershey’s Special Dark cocoa powder should also work in this recipe, though the final cupcake color will be much darker than these photos. You can find Dutch process cocoa at many stores, such as Whole Foods, Sur la Table, and Williams-Sonoma. You can learn more about the differences between cocoa powders here. That’s why there’s vinegar in this recipe. Dutch-process cocoa actually works differently on a chemical level compared to regular natural cocoa. Do I have to use Dutch Process Cocoa Powder? The cupcakes themselves use both bittersweet chocolate AND Dutch-process cocoa powder for as much chocolate flavor as possible. How to Make Mint Chocolate Cupcakes Chocolate for Mint Chocolate Cupcakes ![]() All roads lead back to chocolate… and cookies. I wonder how much being a Girl Scout taught me about entrepreneurship now that Handle the Heat has been my full time business for years?! Kind of crazy to think about. There was one neighbor who loved the cookies so much she’s always buy an entire case, getting me closer to the coveted selling prize. My memories of chocolate mint goodness also include selling Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies in my neighborhood, going door to door with my dad. Or maybe I’ve just always been obsessed with food! ![]() That was one of my favorite parts of that vacation. Every night when we were done with our activities on the ship, we’d come back to our room and discover our towels were folded in the shape of various animals and there were chocolate mints left on our beds. I remember as a kid my family took a cruise vacation. ![]() Plus I have such positive memories surrounding that specific flavor combination. Those flavors just seem to belong to each other. Lately I’ve been craving the chocolate-mint flavor combination.
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