Every holiday should have their own cupcake. Or every cupcake should have their own holiday. Cupcakes are just so darned cute, and they seem to make people happy. These Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Icing are perfectly festive for the holidays, and people are likely going to be quite happy with how they taste!
These delicious chocolate cupcakes are topped with a thin layer of peppermint icing. Be sure to use peppermint extract in this recipe and not spearmint extract. I made that mistake once and my dessert ended up tasting like toothpaste. So don’t do that!
Crushed candy canes (or whole, mini candy canes) are the perfect complement for the peppermint icing. They add a little festive color to the cupcakes too. Use green candy canes too for additional holiday cheer. Alternately, you can pick up some Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses and place a kiss on top instead. This is a good option if you still want something pretty but you don’t like to have the crunch of candy canes on your dessert.
This is such a simple, portioned-out dessert for the holiday season. The recipe makes 12 cupcakes, so you won’t have a lot left over. Enjoy!
Here are a few more cupcake recipes you might like to try:
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Red Velvet Cupcakes White Wedding Cake Cupcakes Margarita Cupcakes Key Lime Cupcakes Pink Champagne Cupcakes Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes Pink Strawberry Cupcakes
