Andes Mint Cupcakes

Andes mint patties in cupcake form. Yep, you heard right. I took a classic chocolate mint candy and turned it into a cupcake.
If you’ve been around long enough, you know I enjoy doing things like this. Remember these banana pudding cupcakes?
While I’m not a super-huge fan of chocolate and mint I still like the combo once in a while. And I always prefer more chocolate to mint ratio. Just like the Andes mints.
To start this recipe I needed the perfect chocolate cupcake. That was a daunting task in itself. I’ve never made chocolate cupcakes from scratch.
I do have a couple of regular chocolate cake recipes, but they are not worthy of “the best chocolate cupcake” title. So I began the three-day long task of developing, testing, and retesting recipes.
That’s right! Three whole days just for one cupcake recipe!!
I’m so thankful for hubs’ coworkers who are more than eager to be my taste testers and send unbiased feedback home with him. Their guidance aided me during the process.

Ingredients

• US Cups - Metric
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup milk
• For the frosting
• 1 cup unsalted butter soft
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 3-4 drops green food coloring
• chocolate mint candies optional

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Line 20 muffin cups with paper liners. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat together the oil, butter, and sugars until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.
3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir with a whisk. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture alternating with the milk, begin and end with the flour mixture. Beat until well blended.
4. ..................................

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