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5/22/2011

Chocolate Mint Cupcakes

I needed a batch of cupcakes for Despicable Me Dinner & Movie and didn't really want 24 so I went in search of a recipe on the Wilton website.  Miss V loves chocolate and mint and the recipe said it would make about 18 cupcakes.

2 cups (12 ounces) semi sweet chocolate chips divided
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs, room temp
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon mint extract
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups water

Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt 1 cup chocolate chips and butter together either in microwave oven or on top of range over low heat. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Pour into electric mixer bowl. Add sugar; beat until well blended.

Beat in eggs, one at time. Add vanilla and mint extract. Stir in 1/2 cup flour, baking soda and salt; mix well.

Add remaining flour and water; mix until smooth.

Fold remaining cup of chocolate chips into batter. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Cool 10 minutes in pan on rack; remove and cool completely before decorating.




Well the recipe made 21 really big cupcakes.  They tasted fantastic though.  Now on to the fun of turning them into MINIONS!

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