Grasshopper Cupcakes Recipe
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare two muffin pans with baking cups. Place 1 cookie in bottom of each cup. Reserve remaining cookies for garnish.
Step 2
In small bowl, whisk together water and cocoa powder.
Step 3
In large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Step 4
In large bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla and mint extract with electric mixer until well combined. Add cocoa-water mixture; beat until well combined. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fill baking cups 2/3 full with batter.
Step 5
Bake 17-19 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in pan 5 minutes. Remove to cooling grid and cool completely.
Step 6
For icing, melt butter in large saucepan. Whisk in cocoa powder and 3/4 of chopped crème de menthe candy until smooth. Transfer to large bowl; cool slightly. With electric mixer, alternately add confectioners? sugar and milk, beating until smooth.
Step 7
Pipe a swirl of icing onto each cupcake. Roughly chop remaining cookies. Sprinkle cupcakes with cookies and remaining crème de menthe candies.
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30 chocolate-covered mint chocolate cookies, divided
3/4 cup boiling water
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon mint extract
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 1/4 sticks butter (10 tablespoons)
1 package (4.67 oz.) Chocolate Creme de Menthe Candies, roughly chopped, divided
5 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup milk
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Small mixing bowl
Large mixing bowl
Toothpick
Your homemade cupcakes will be even more tempting when you add a pretty peak of icing on top! We used tip 2A here, but any large round tip will work.
