'Tis Christmastime around the world, and in Madison's kitchen. For a family get-together tonight, I made some yummy cupcakes.
To keep this simple this holiday season, and in the interest of time, I used a dark chocolate cake mix, following the directions for ingredients, temperature, and time in the oven.
But of course, I tend to make one piece of the cupcake more flavorful than the other. In this case, it was the frosting.
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon peppermint flavoring
1/2 cup butter
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
Candy canes, crushed
Beat butter until smooth. Add cream cheese and blend until fully combined and smooth, about 30 seconds.
Add vanilla extract, peppermint flavoring, and powdered sugar and combine on. Increase to medium and beat until fluffy.
Then slowly add the heavy cream. Beat until fluffy. Then add some red food coloring, but do so slowly and carefully. I wanted a candy cane design. As you can see, it didn't quite turn out for me. That happens a little too frequently for my taste.
Happy holidays!
