Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

• porções: 18
• tempo ativo: 18 minutes
• tempo total: 30 minutes

Ingredientes

1 cup light brown sugar light brown sugar packed

6 tablespoons butter butter softened

2 eggs large eggs

1 <small>1/4</small> cups flour all-purpose flour

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa unsweetened cocoa

1 teaspoon baking powder baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt salt

1/2 cup buttermilk low-fat buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract vanilla extract

1 cup butter Butter softened

6 cups powdered sugar Powdered Sugar

1/2 teaspoon Mint Extract

2 tablespoons milk Milk

1 cup chocolate Chocolate Chips

food coloring Green Food Coloring

Instruções

Chocolate Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat brown sugar and butter together in a large bowl at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla. Mix again, until smooth.

In a separate, bowl whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt . Then add flour mixture to wet mixture Beat until smooth.

Line muffin/cupcake tin with paper liners, and spoon in batter 3/4 full.

Bake for approximately 12 minutes (when pick pulls clean from center).

Cool completely before frosting.

Mint Chocolate Chip Frosting

Cream butter in a large bowl.

Add mint and 10 drops of food coloring.

Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until incorporated.

Add milk a little at a time until icing becomes creamy.

Transfer about 1/2 cup icing to another bowl and set aside.

Fold in chocolate chips until well distributed.

Place icing in freezer for 10 minutes.

Using icing with no chips, ice a ring around the edge of the cupcake.

Using an ice cream scoop, scoop up a scoop of firm icing. Press down in middle of scoop to create an indentation and place on the ringed cupcake.

Repeat for remaining cupcakes.

Source: <a href="https://momfoodie.com/mint-chocolate-chip-cupcakes-recipe/">momfoodie.com</a>