Candy Cane recipes are always so festive at this time of year. This week Sarah backed up a batch of chocolate cupcakes that she decorated with a peppermint buttercream frosting, and shards of crushed candy cane on the top. She tried a new technique of brushing the inside of the piping bag with three stripes of Christmas Red Wilton Icing colour. Love how the piped buttercream looks like a candy cane.
- One Bowl Chocolate Cupcakes
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups plain (all-purpose) flour
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Bicarb soda (baking soda)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees C (350 degrees F). Line standard muffin tins with paper liners; set aside. Sift together cocoa powder, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Add eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, and mix until smooth, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of bowl to assure batter is well mixed.
- Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake until tops spring back when touched, about 20 minutes, rotating pan once if needed. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.
Makes 18 cupcakes.
Peppermint Buttercream
Ingredients:
125 g butter (1 stick), softened
3 cups icing (confectioners sugar)
2 – 4 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
red food colouring
1 candy cane, crushed
drop peppermint flavouring
Method:
Place the butter in a large mixing bowl and on medium speed of an electric mixer beat until smooth. Add the sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk, and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy, about 5-7 minutes. Gradually add the remaining milk or until the icing is thick enough to be of good spreading consistency.
Paint the inside of a piping bag with three stripes of red food colouring. Place icing in piping bag with 2D Tip. Pipe swirls onto cupcakes and add candy cane sprinkles as desired.
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Oh these sound and look very good. I was carefully reading through the ingredients to see if I have everything to make them. I am only missing the buttermilk ( thankfully my husband is running out to pick up the turkey
These are certainly going to get made 
Merry Christmas Ladies!
Angelina
Delightful cupcakes, which I will definitely be making tomorrow. Hope you and your family enjoy a Merry Christmas, and blessings for the New Year.
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Luna
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