White Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes and some much needed rest
December 30, 2009 | 6 Comments Sorry for the extended break, but we are back from our trip to So Cal to visit my husband's family for Christmas. I took a much needed break and really enjoyed our time with his family. These types of visits with family always go by to quickly and tend to leave me with a longing feeling when we say good-bye, but we left with some wonderful memories of this year's Christmas.
I am raring to get into the new year but before we dive head first into 2010 I wanted to leave you all with one last festive and cool holiday recipe. Multi-tasking is my thing, so I loved that I was able to complete December's Cake Slice challenge (albeit a little late) and with a few modifications use it as my entry for December's IRON CUPCAKE.
The cake chosen for this month's Cake Slice was a white chocolate cake with white chocolate buttercream. It just so happened that December's ingredient for IRON CUPCAKE was mint, any mint you like. I immediately thought of peppermint bark, which is so popular during the holiday season. With an easy swap of peppermint extract for the vanilla that the recipe called for, I had a fabulous Christmas cupcake.
I was actually very surprised at how well the two flavors melded together in cupcake form. The white chocolate was not overly sweet and the peppermint flavor was just enough. Just remember to halve the amount of peppermint extract when substituting in a recipe - it is much more potent than other extracts.
These cupcakes were so good in fact, that I placed second again in IRON CUPCAKE! I will most definitely be adding this cake to my holiday baking staple list.
If you have time, wander over to The Cake Slice Bakers and check out everyone else's creations. And here is a printable link to the recipe.
Reader Comments (6)
What cute cupcakes! I like the sound of the peppermint, it would be interesting. Happy New Year!
Great site! Love your pics and recipes. going to follow from now on! And thanks for that tasty treat just now. I have already inhaled it at my desk.
Did you use the cake recipe as it is and just make it into cupcakes?
Hi Janell - Yes, I took the cake recipe and used it in mini cupcake tins. The cake is very light though, so I found that some of the cupcakes would stick to the wrapper and tear in half. You might want to think about substituting a little bit of AP flour in for some of the cake flour, just to give it more weight. I wouldn't mess with the proportions too much though; the lighter cake does lend well to the peppermint flavoring. Good luck...and let me know how they turn out!
Hello, I found this recipe and really wanted to try it in the cupcake form..however, since the cake recipe is layered, would you just combine the white chocolate with the other ingredients instead of layering them as you would for the cake?
thanks
Hi Lena - You would make the cake and the frosting the same as the recipe calls for. Just use the frosting the frost the tops of the cupcakes instead of using as a layer.