St. Patrick's Day Crème de Menthe Cupcakes Recipe | MyRecipes - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Servings: 1

Dessert

This St. Patrick's Day Crème de Menthe Cupcakes Recipe | MyRecipes is a PCOS-friendly recipe.

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories

0g Protein

0g Carbs

0g Fat

Recipe by Julia Dowling Rutland Celebrate the luck of the Irish with St. Patrick's Day Crème de Menthe Cupcakes. Rich chocolate cake surrounds a dense filling of minted fudge, topped by a beautiful swirl of fluffy green buttercream. St. Paddy would appro

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/2 cup heavy cream
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
Crème de Menthe Buttercream
Garnish: chocolate curls

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 °. Line 1 (12-cup) muffin pan with paper baking cups.
Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl at high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients. Stir flour mixture into butter mixture, alternating with milk and beginning and ending with flour. Fill muffin cups evenly with batter.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Meanwhile, heat cream in a small saucepan over low heat until hot. Remove from heat, and stir in chocolate and peppermint extract until mixture is smooth and well blended. Let cool completely.
Core cupcakes with cupcake corer. Pipe or spoon about 2 teaspoons chocolate mixture into center. Pipe or spoon Crème de Menthe Buttercream on top. Garnish, if desired.

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