Chocolate Mint Chip Cupcakes

Chocolate Mint Chip Cupcakes

This Hershey's chocolate cake recipe is so quick and easy to make, but most of all it bakes up so moist and fluffy! The minted buttercream frosting makes the perfect flavor combination for chocolate mint lovers!

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 40

Servings: cupcakes

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes

2 cups sugar
1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup Hershey's Cocoa
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water

Mint Chip Buttercream Frosting

1 cups 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
4-5 cups powdered sugar
2-3 Tablespoons of 2% or whole milk
¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
2 drops green food coloring
salt to taste
⅔ cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

Chocolate Cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cupcake pan with paper or foil liners.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine thee sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Stir in the boiling water. The batter will be thin.
Pour batter into each cupcake liner, filling 2/3 full.
Bake for 22-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Turn out and cool onto a wire cooling rack.
While cupcakes are cooling, prepare the frosting.

Mint Chip Buttercream Frosting Frosting:

With an electric mixer, beat the softened butter on medium speed for about 1-2 minutes until it is smooth.
Gradually add in 4 cups of powdered sugar and 2 Tablespoons of milk. Add more powdered sugar or milk to achieve desired consistency. A thicker buttercream will be better for piping.
Add peppermint extract, food coloring and salt to taste. Beat for 2 minutes until creamy.
Stir in mini chocolate chips.
Frost cooled cupcakes. Will frost 12 cupcakes. To frost all 24 cupcakes, double this frosting recipe or make two batches.
Store frosting in airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Notes

To make a cake with this recipe, prepare batter as directed, spray a cake pan with nonstick spray and pour in batter. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.

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