Cupcakes

A couple of weeks ago I found a great recipe for Chocolate Mint Cupcakes. Tomorrow, all of the Moms-In-Touch groups in our school district are taking goodies to the district office. I made one batch of chocolate mint and one batch of lemon. In the recipe the cupcakes are from scratch, but why do that when a cake mix is just as good!



I made the batter according to the box directions.


To the chocolate batter, added 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint (not regular mint) extract.

For the lemom cupcakes, I made cream cheese frosting and added 1 teaspoon lemon extract. I used my decorator gadget to pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes. I sprinkled them with pink and yellow sugar.

For the chocolate mint cupcakes, I made another batch of cream cheese frosting and added 1 teaspoon peppermint extract.

I used my decorator again to fill each cupcake with a surprise frosting center. Then I piped more frosting on top to hide the holes and sprinkled them with green sugar. So cute and so yummy!

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 8 ounce cream cheese, softened

1 stick butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract (or another flavor, if desired)

3 cups powdered sugar

Beat cream cheese and butter until combined. Add extract and blend. Add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time until smooth.