Peppermint White Chocolate Cupcakes
These Peppermint White Chocolate Cupcakes can be made using a boxed cake mix or your favorite homemade vanilla or yellow cake recipe. The very easy to make homemade peppermint frosting is what really elevates these to another level!
Peppermint White Chocolate Cupcakes
These Peppermint White Chocolate Cupcakes can be made using a boxed cake mix or your favorite homemade vanilla or yellow cake recipe.
The very easy to make homemade peppermint frosting is what really elevates these to another level!
They are festive and simple to make – perfect for holiday parties.
Serve them at office parties, school class parties, or even gift them, the recipients will rave about them.
For the white chocolate cupcakes:
1 box white or yellow cake mix (plus required eggs, oil and water as directed on box // can use GF if necessary)
8 ounces white chocolate chips
For the peppermint frosting:
4 cups powdered sugar
2 sticks butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon milk
1 ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Pinch of salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line muffin tin with 24 cupcake liners and set aside.
Prepare cake mix according to box directions.
Melt white chocolate in microwave safe bowl.
Pour melted chocolate into mixed cake batter.
Mix again just enough to incorporate.
Fill each cupcake liner and bake as directed on box.
While cupcakes are baking, prepare the frosting.
Cream together softened butter and sugar in a mixing bowl on low speed.
Add milk and mix again on medium setting, scraping the sides as needed.
Add the peppermint extract, starting with a teaspoon and then ¼ teaspoon at a time, tasting in between (you may prefer more or less than recipe calls for).
While cupcakes are cooling, add red gel food coloring to a small bowl.
Using a small (used for food only or brand new) paint brush, saturate the tip with red food coloring, and paint 4 stripes up the sides of the piping bag.
You may need to go over the lines a few times to get solid red lines.
Spoon in your peppermint frosting and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
Garnish with a peppermint, sprinkles, mini candy cane or shaved white chocolate.
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Peppermint White Chocolate Cupcakes
These Peppermint White Chocolate Cupcakes can be made using a boxed cake mix or your favorite homemade vanilla or yellow cake recipe. The very easy to make homemade peppermint frosting is what really elevates these to another level!
Ingredients
- 1 box white or yellow cake mix plus required eggs, oil and water as directed on box // can use GF if necessary
- 8 ounces white chocolate chips
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 sticks butter room temperature
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- Pinch of salt
- Red gel food coloring
- Wilton decorating bags
- Large Round Decorating tip
- Paintbrush
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Line muffin tin with 24 cupcake liners and set aside.
- Prepare cake mix according to box directions.
- Melt white chocolate in microwave safe bowl.
- Pour melted chocolate into mixed cake batter.
- Mix again just enough to incorporate.
- Fill each cupcake liner and bake as directed on box.
- While cupcakes are baking, prepare the frosting.
- Cream together softened butter and sugar in a mixing bowl on low speed.
- Add milk and mix again on medium setting, scraping the sides as needed.
- Add the peppermint extract, starting with a teaspoon and then ¼ teaspoon at a time, tasting in between (you may prefer more or less than recipe calls for)
- While cupcakes are cooling, add red gel food coloring to a small bowl.
- Using a small (used for food only or brand new) paint brush, saturate the tip with red food coloring, and paint 4 stripes up the sides of the piping bag.
- You may need to go over the lines a few times to get solid red lines.
- Spoon in your peppermint frosting and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
- Garnish with a peppermint, sprinkles, mini candy cane or shaved white chocolate.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 281Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 238mgCarbohydrates: 42gFiber: 0gSugar: 33gProtein: 2g
These are a few items I find helpful when preparing or serving Peppermint White Chocolate Cupcakes in my own kitchen:
Wilton Recipe Right Nonstick 12-Cup Regular Muffin Pan (2, STANDARD)Christmas Cupcake Toppers and Wrappers Party Supplies/Favors – Snowman/Santa Claus/Reindeer/ElfWatkins All Natural Extract, Pure Peppermint, 2 Ounce (Pack of 6) (Packaging may vary)Wilton 46-Piece Deluxe Cake Decorating Set, Cake Decorating SuppliesOXO Good Grips 3-piece Mixing Bowl Set, White Bowls with Blue/Green/Brown HandlesTovolo Cupcake ScoopWilton 2103-1112 Scoop-It Batter Spoons, Set of 3
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These are so cute!
I am not a huge fan of white chocolate but these cupcakes look so beautiful, I might eat more than one!
These sound like they would be good to make with my granddaughter for our Christmas party.
These look so pretty!
I would love to make these for my family for Christmas Eve dinner!
Oh wow! These are so pretty looking! I am not sure I would be able to master the swirl 🙂
Looks great, I hope to try this one.
Ooh! I’ve never seen anything like these! I’m going to have to make them. Thanks for the recipe!
They look so delicious.
So pretty. I bet they would look good on a holiday plate.
Oh, they look so cute and so yummy. Will be a fun dessert to make at the holidays. Thanks for sharing!
My niece loves peppermint! I would love to make these for my niece!
Looks so yummy! Thank you for the recipe
Those are so cute! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Love a creamy frosting like this one has
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@tisonlyme143
so festive and cute! 🙂 I love cupcakes!
I do like peppermint cupcakes, Thanks!
Omigod, I love white chocolate and peppermint! I have to make this!
Yummy! I have never tried peppermint cupcakes before!
I can’t wait to try these! Thanks!
Making cupcakes is awesome! Thanks for sharing this great recipe
I love making cupcakes with the grandchildren for the holidays or any time really. Love what you did here.
@tisonlyme143
These would be great for a Christmas party ! Thank you for the great recipe !
These are divine, definitely my new favorite .
These sound freaking amazing! These would be great to make around Christmas and eat at family gatherings!
White chocolate and peppermint are a heavenly combo!!!
I love how pretty these are and would be great for the holidays.
I am not a big fan of peppermint but this is so festive and I know it will be a hit at my holiday get together.
These are really pretty and colorful. Perfect for the holidays!
I love the way those cupcakes it looks so delicious
This looks so delicious! and anyone that knows me knows I love peppermint, I love that this recipe is easy to put together.
@tisonlyme143
These are so pretty and festive!! I love all things peppermint! I am definitely putting these on the list to make this holiday season! I doubt I can get the icing to look that pretty though!
These look wonderful and an item that would be a great at a holiday gathering.
They look great
I’m not much of a peppermint fan, but my youngest son’s birthday is December 20th. These would be fun and unique to make and send to class with him to share with his classmates.
These would make a great holiday dessert!
so cute and festive! I love peppermint 😀
They look so amazing!
festive cupcake recipe
Those would taste as great as they look. Good flavors in them.
This looks perfect for the uncoming holidays. I can see doing this with pieces of candy canes too. I like there are only a few ingredients too
These are so pretty and look delicious.
Those cupcakes look perfect and I bet taste even better!! They are amazing. I love that I can usually count on your recipes to be perfect!