Peppermint Cream Cheese Cupcakes

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 box Betty crocker hershey's chocolate premium cupcake mix
  • 3/4 cup Betty crocker vanilla frosting, Whipped
  • 1 Food coloring, red
  • 1 tsp Peppermint extract
  • 1/4 cup Powdered sugar

• Dairy

  • 8 oz Cream cheese

• Desserts

  • 4 Candy cane

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 box Betty Crocker Hersheys Chocolate Premium Cupcake Mix (15 oz)
• ingredients as directed on the box
• ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• ¾ cup Betty Crocker Whipped Vanilla Frosting
• ¼ cup powdered sugar
• ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 finely crushed candy canes
• red food coloring (optional)
• 2 candy canes, crushed

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Open package and set the small chocolate filling packet aside.
• Place the filling into a small bowl and stir in ½ teaspoon of peppermint extract.
• Prepare cupcakes as directed on the box using.
• Optional: You can pipe the filling into the cupcakes before or after baking.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• If you havent already added the filling, scoop out a piece of the baked cupcake using a small spoon or cupcake corer. Add the filling into the cavity and replace the piece you scooped out.
• Beat cream cheese and peppermint extract until soft and fluffy. Stir in Betty Crocker Whipped Vanilla Frosting, crushed candy canes and a couple of drops of food coloring if using. Refrigerate at least 20 minutes.
• Pipe or spread or pipe frosting on each cupcake. Sprinkle with additional crushed candy canes if desired.