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A Winter Cupcake You Need to Bake With Your Friends

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Elon chapter.

As a holiday enthusiast and stress baker, December is the perfect month for me to try out new and fun recipes, while also being able to enjoy myself and relieve the stress that tests bring. There’s nothing better than making a yummy treat and then devouring it with your friends. These holiday cupcakes with peppermint cream cheese frosting will satisfy your holiday sweet tooth and are super easy to make.

Chocolate With Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: 15 minutesTotal time: 25 minutesServings:12 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. First, Preheat the oven to 325°. Then follow the instructions on the box of the cake mix.

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    Once the ingredients are mixed together, stir in the chocolate chips. Line the cupcake pan with fun liners and then fill each one up halfway with the mix.

  3. Place them in the oven and bake for 13-15 minutes.

Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time: minutesTotal time: 10 minutesServings:12 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

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    In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and peppermint extract until fluffy.

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    Next, mix in the vanilla icing until smooth. Then add in the crushed candy canes and a few drops of food coloring.

  3. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

For decorating, fill a plastic bag with the frosting and cut the corner to pipe the frosting evenly onto the cupcakes. Then make a cup of hot cocoa, sit by the fire, and watch a good holiday movie for a perfect night with your friends.

Holiday cupcake cream cake
Ashley Andrews

I'm a girl who loves to exercise, eat, bake, read and online shop. I come from a family where food is seen as a a positive and enjoyable aspect of life and I think it's a great relationship builder. I have been writing ever since I was little and am now concentrating on that for my major. I'm very dedicated to my schoolwork, but can manage my time pretty well.  I love spending time with my friends and being outdoors and I follow way too many food accounts on Instagram. I'm also so excited to be working with Spoon and being able to develop and work on my writing in such a fun and creative way!