Grasshopper Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 34 cup butter
- 3 eggs ⓘ
- 1 14 cups milk ⓘ
- 4 ounces sweet baking chocolate, chopped ⓘ
- 2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 34 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 12 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 12 cups sugar ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons green creme de menthe or 3 tablespoons white creme de menthe ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- milk chocolate Hershey chocolate kiss ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin ⓘ
- 2 cups whipping cream ⓘ
Instructions
- Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine milk and chocolate; cook and stir over med-low heat until chocolate is melted; cool.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease and flour 28 2 1/2 inch muffin cups or line with paper liners.
- In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
- In a bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
- Gradually add sugar, beating on medium speed until combined.
- Beat for 2 minutes, scraping side of bowl occasionally.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Beat in creme de menthe and vanilla.
- Alternately add flour mixture and chocolate mixture beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
- Beat on medium to high speed for 20 seconds more.
- Spoon batter into the prepared cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
- Bake in oven for about 20 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched.
- Cool in pans on wire racks for 5 minutes; remove from pans; cool completely on racks.
- Frosting-In a 1-cup glass measuring cup, combine the water and unflavored gelatin; let stand 2 minutes.
- Place measuring cup in a saucepan of boiling water.
- Cook and stir about 1 minute or until gelatin is completely dissolved.
- In a big bowl, combine whipping cream, sugar, and creme de menthe.
- Drizzle warm gelatin mixture over cream mixture while beating constantly with an electric mixer on medium speed.
- Continue beating on medium to high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Spread or pipe frosting onto tops of cupcakes; top each with a chocolate kiss.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
749
kcal
37% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).