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Sugar Mommas’ Easy Breezy Chocolate Mint Cupcakes

By The Sugar Mommas on October 14, 2009
Sugar Mommas’ Easy Breezy Chocolate Mint Cupcakes

Sugar Mommas’ Easy Breezy Chocolate Mint Cupcakes How can we put this? Umm…ULTRA YUM! These brownie-like cupcakes hold a refreshing surprise in the center and make an absolutely scrumptious afternoon or after dinner treat!

INGREDIENTS:

1 stick butter, melted 8 oz. chocolate* 1 ¼ c. sugar ¾ tsp. salt 3 large eggs ¾ c. flour 15 unwrapped York Peppermint Patties Confetti sprinkles for decorating

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Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line bottom of a muffin tin with baking cups.

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Melt butter and chocolate together in heatproof bowl over simmering water.** Stir and pour melted chocolate into a large bowl. Whisk in sugar and salt until smooth. Whisk in eggs. Gently whisk in flour until smooth. Pour a large tablespoon of batter into each muffin cup (batter should come about ½ way up cup). Take one Peppermint patty and submerge it into the batter. Make sure the chocolate batter is covering the patty �" the batter, including patty, should come about ¾ to top of your baking cup. Do this for each cupcake. Decorate the cupcakes with confetti sprinkles before baking

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Bake 40-45 minutes at 350°F. Insert a toothpick half way into the cupcake. Cupcakes are done when toothpick comes out clean. (If you hit the patty the toothpick will have melted chocolate on it).

Sass It Up

Use Callebaut Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips. Also, feel free to get creative with your sprinkles or other decorations.

CHEAT...

+ Cut butter into chunks. Put butter and chocolate into a large glass bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave chocolate for 30 seconds on high power. Stir. Microwave again for 30 seconds, and then stir. Continue to do this until chocolate is completely melted. Be careful not to burn or scorch (microwave ovens vary).

P.S.

You can freeze these and then pop them in the microwave in 10 second increments to freshen them up or make them warm and gooey.

About the Author

The Sugar Mommas : After graduating law school together, Kimberly and Jenna went off to practice law-for a while. Then Kimberly became a fudge queen while Jenna became a rock star. After having two delicious sons, in 2005 Kimberly "Momma" Reiner started a cottage industry "Momma Reiner's Fudge“ which was recently featured as one of Oprah's Favorite Things. Also, Kimberly has appeared on The Martha Stewart Show, making her fudge right alongside Martha. Jenna has been the lead singer of all female rock group Vixen since 2001. Recently, Jenna became a mom with the birth of her scrumptious son. After many years, Jenna and Kimberly hooked up over a love of sugar and became the Sugar Mommas: life's too short to not be sweet!! Visit us at www.sugarsugarrecipes.com and like us on facebook too!