Coca-Cola Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Buttercream

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, light packed
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa powder
  • 3 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Peppermint extract
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 Pinch Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract, pure

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/4 cup Vegetable oil

• Drinks

  • 1 cup Coca-cola

• Dairy

  • 1 1/4 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 2 tbsp Heavy cream

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Description

Ingredients

• ¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• ¼ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup Coca-Cola
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• Pinch of salt
• 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
• ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• Garnish: 2 candy canes, crushed and round peppermints for cupcake tops

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In your stand mixer, beat butter, oil and both sugars together on high speed until light and fluffy.
• Next add the egg and incorporate.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
• Turn mixer down to low speed and add half of flour mixture and incorporate.
• Next add half of Coca-Cola.
• Incorporate final half of flour mixture and then remaining Coca-Cola.
• Finally mix in vanilla extract and make sure the batter is well-mixed.
• Add cupcake liners to muffin pan and using an ice cream scoop, scoop batter into liners filling ⅔s of the way.
• Bake cupcakes for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes comes out clean. Be careful not to overbake.
• Cool cupcakes to room temperature.
• In your stand mixer, add butter and salt at medium low speed.
• Next turn the mixer down to low and slowly add powdered sugar in small portions until all is added then turn the speed to medium high to combine.
• Add peppermint extract then heavy cream and mix until nice and fluffy.
• Pipe buttercream on room temperature cupcakes and sprinkle with crushed candy canes then top each cupcake with a round peppermint and serve.