Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Cream Cheese Filling

I'm slacking, everyone. I made these cupcakes a WHILE ago and never got around to posting them.

I first decided to whip these up for my mother for her birthday a while back. From there, I made them several times throughout the holiday season for various get-togethers.

But, true to form, I'm not going to give you a long drawn-out saga. Because let's be honest, you're here for the cupcake recipe, not my life story. So, here you go! Enjoy this delightful Christmas cupcake recipe.

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~ Ingredients ~

(Makes 12)

Chocolate Cupcakes

1 ¼ c. all-purpose flour
¾ c. sugar
½ c. cacao powder (cocoa will also work)
2 eggs
¾ c. vegetable oil
½ c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. salt

Cream Cheese Filling

4 oz. cream cheese, softened
½ c. heavy whipping cream
⅓ c. confectioners sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
½ tsp. peppermint extract

Whipped Cream Icing

2 c. heavy whipping cream
½ c. confectioners sugar
1 package (3.6 oz.) Godiva dark chocolate pudding mix

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~ Directions ~

Preheat oven to 350°.

In a medium-sized bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

In a separate larger bowl, beat together sugar and egg. Add buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract and beat well. Mix in the cacao powder. Finally, slowly add dry ingredients and beat until combined. Line a cupcake pan with 12 cupcake liners. Divide batter evenly among the cupcake liners.

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

While the cupcakes are baking, make the icing. In a large bowl, whip together all ingredients until light and fluffy. Refrigerate until ready to use.

Next, whip up the cream cheese filling. Place all ingredients for the filling in a bowl and whip until smooth.

Use an apple corer or similar instrument to remove the centers from each of the cooled cupcakes. Pipe a bit of the cream cheese filling into each.


Pipe the whipped icing over each cupcake. Add sprinkles or crushed candy cane if you're feeling especially festive.