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Grasshopper Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Preheat the Oven to 160c (325f).
  • Line 2 Cupcake Tins with 18 Liners.
  • In a bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
  • In another bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
  • Beat the eggs, one at a time, into the butter and sugar.
  • Gradually mix in the sifted flour and cocoa powder, mixing to a smooth thick consistency.
  • Finally, stir in the teaspoon of Peppermint Essence.
  • Put a teaspoon of the mixture into each case, then a chocolate/mint then top with another half teaspoon or so of the mixture (however much it takes to use up all the mixture).
  • Bake for 20 minutes or until slightly risen and springy to the touch.
  • Leave to stand for 5 minutes, then remove from the tin and leave to cool.
  • Meanwhile, mix up the butter and icing sugar until smooth. Stir in the peppermint extract (or syrup) and colouring.
  • Once the cupcakes are cool, spread a thick layer of the icing over each.
  • You could probably also palm these off as St Patricks Day cupcakes if you stuck a green marzipan Shamrock on top of the icing.

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  • biccy 15 years ago
    This looks yummy - gonna try making it this evening!
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  • ambauer 16 years ago
    This looks really good! I love mint and chocolate together!
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