Chocolate Cupcakes With Mint Chip Frosting
Ingredients
The cupcakes
-
1
cup
water
-
½
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
-
1⅓
cups
all-purpose flour
-
2
teaspoons
baking powder
-
¼
teaspoon
salt
-
½
cup
unsalted butter
-
1
cup
granulated sugar
-
2
large
eggs
-
2
teaspoons
pure vanilla extract
The frosting
-
1
cup
unsalted butter
-
3–4
cups
confectioners’ sugar
-
2
tablespoons
heavy cream
-
¼
teaspoon
peppermint extract
-
2
drops
green gel food coloring
-
salt
to taste
salt
-
⅔
cup
mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and prepare muffin pans with liners.
- Boil water and mix with cocoa powder until smooth; cool.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Beat butter and sugar until creamy, then add eggs and vanilla.
- Combine flour mixture and cocoa mixture until just combined.
- Fill muffin liners with batter and bake until done.
- Cool cupcakes completely before frosting.
- Beat butter for frosting until creamy, then add sugar, cream, extract, and food coloring.
- Mix in chocolate chips and frost the cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts (estimated)
Servings
14 cupcakes
Calories
250
Total fat
13g
Total carbohydrates
35g
Total protein
3g
Sodium
150mg
Cholesterol
40mg
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