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Candy Cane Cupcakes – Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes with a Candy Cane Cookie Crusts

January 14, 2014 by Aida 7 Comments

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Now that the holiday season is officially over, it's time to clean out my holiday confection stash, and my first creation is a candy cane cupcake: a chocolate peppermint cupcake with a candy cane cookie crust filled with Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark. 

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It's been quite a while since I last posted anything, and that would have to be credited with our trip to Chicago over the holidays. Yes. We went to Chicago (aka the Polar Vortex). Let's just say our 2-week visit was filled with sub-zero temperatures, a snowstorm, and everyone getting various viruses (including the-ever-festive pink eye). We've been home in New England for the past week, and only now do I feel like we're getting back to normal. Talk about needing a vacation after a vacation.

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On to more pleasant news, the chocolate cupcake recipe I used for these candy cane cupcakes is my new favorite chocolate cupcake recipe. It's rich, chocolaty and moist. Plus, every single ingredient in these cupcakes is probably something you already have in your pantry or fridge.

I love chocolate and peppermint together, so it's not surprising that I made a similar cupcake last year. You can check out last year's version here.

This year's version features these ever-loved holiday confections: 

Cany Cane Cupcakes with Candycane Cookie Crusts | The Crafting Foodie

Since I wanted the cupcakes to not only taste like candy canes, but to look like them as well, I used a food-only paintbrush, and painted stripes of red food color (I used the gel food color) on the inside of my pastry bag. Then I filled the pasty bag with my vanilla frosting, and when I piped, voila, candy-cane stripes!

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Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones. Now on to the Winter Olympics, the Super Bowl, and Valentine's Day!

 

Candy Cane Cupcakes

Cupcake Recipe Adapted from Julie Hasson's 125 Best Cupcake Recipes

Ingredients for the Chocolate Cupcakes

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste

1 tsp peppermint extract

3/4 cup milk

1 tbs vinegar (distilled white vinegar or cider vinegar)

1 bar of Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark with Dark Chocolate

Crushed candy canes

Melted Chocolate

 

Ingredients for the Candy Cane Cookie Crust

10 Candy Cane Joe-Joe's cookies

2 tbs unsalted butter, melted

 

Ingredients for the Vanilla Frosting

1 1/2 cups unsalted butter at room temperature

3 cups powdered sugar

2 tsp vanilla extract

3 tbs cream or whole milk

1/8 tsp salt

Red gel food color

 

Instructions for the Cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard, 12 cupcake tin with paper liners.

Crush the cookies into fine crumbs (either in the food processor or use a zip-top bag and a rolling pin to crush the cookies). Mix the crumbs with the melted butter. Place a generous tablespoon in the bottom of each cupcake liner, patting the mixture down to form a crust. Place the cupcake tin in the fridge while mixing the batter to allow the crust to harden before baking.

Mix the milk and vinegar in a small bowl. Allow the mix to separate.

In a small bowl, sift the cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, and salt.

Place the oil in a large bowl. Slowly add the sugar and mix until the sugar is dissolved. Add the egg and extracts. Whisk until the mixture is smooth.

Add the dry ingredients in thirds, alternating with the milk mixture. Mix until smooth.

Fill each cupcake tin 2/3 full. 

Submerge a piece (the size is your choice) of the peppermint bark in the middle of each cupcake.

Bake for 22 to 27 minutes or when the tops of the cupcakes spring back with lightly touched.

 

Instructions for the Vanilla Frosting

Beat the butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.

Mix the vanilla, cream and salt in a small bowl until the salt dissolves.

Add the vanilla mixture and beat until fluffy.

 

To Assemble the Cupcakes

Once the cupcakes are cool, spread the melted chocolate on the rim of the cupcakes. Roll the chocolate in the candy cane pieces.

Then place your desired tip in a piping bag.

Using a food-only paintbrush, dip the paintbrush in a bit of red-gel food color. Starting at the narrow end of the piping bag, drag the brush in a straight line until the top of the bag.

Carefully folding the bag over to make a cuff, carefully fill the bag with the frosting. Pipe frosting as usual.

 Yields one dozen standard-sized cupcakes

 

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Comments

  1. Robyn @ simply fresh dinners says

    January 16, 2014 at 8:58 am

    Hi Aida,

    What a gorgeous blog you have here! Those cupcakes are divine and your photography is stunning. So pleased you visited and now I am a follower! Have a great day.

    Reply
  2. Joan - My Cookie Clinic says

    January 16, 2014 at 9:02 pm

    Aida, I’m sorry to hear that your family was sick over the holidays and glad you’re all feeling much better. These cupcakes look wonderful and what a great tip to add the red swirl to the icing…very clever! Pinning these. Happy New Year!

    Reply
  3. Jodee Weiland says

    January 20, 2014 at 9:08 pm

    It may not be Christmas, but these could work for Valentine’s Day just as easily or any time for me! Looks wonderful!

    Reply
  4. Lisa@hooplapalooza says

    January 29, 2014 at 10:35 am

    mama mia these look deeevine!

    Reply
  5. Aida @ TheCraftingFoodie says

    January 29, 2014 at 11:13 pm

    Thanks so much Joan! I feel so bad complaining that we were sick. There were so many people who were stranded over the holidays because of the Polar Vortex. I’m just to thankful we were home, safe, and warm! I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday.

    Reply
  6. Aida @ TheCraftingFoodie says

    January 29, 2014 at 11:15 pm

    You’re so right Jodee! The red and white would definitely work for Valentine’s Day.

    Reply
  7. Aida @ TheCraftingFoodie says

    January 29, 2014 at 11:30 pm

    Thanks so much Lisa!

    Reply

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