Mocha Mint Cupcakes

We are getting plenty of rain and by the looks of it…. the rain will continue into tomorrow.

There should be RAINBOWS popping up everywhere.

I took this photo a few months ago when it rained, I love that when it rains where I live, we often see rainbows and even double rainbows.You can see two, right? I don’t recall seeing as many rainbows as I do now when I was younger.

So I waiting….. to see more rainbows.

Guess I’m just not have good luck in the rainbow area, but maybe because I put all my focus on these fun cakes.

I figured if I couldn’t see a rainbow, I’d have to make something magical until I do.

These Mocha Mint Cupcakes are like biting into a mocha in cake form…

that is if they had some yummy mint creamy goodness on top.

Well I haven’t seen that yet.

And really the mint frosting is one of the yummiest parts of these cupcakes. I just love creme de menthe in the frosting.

So whip up a batch of these until the rainbows come out! I won’t even tell anyone if you eat most of them waiting.

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Mocha Mint Cupcakes

Author: Diane Schmidt - createdbydiane.com

Ingredients

1 box white cake mix along with ingredients to prepare
4 tablespoons Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Chocolate
3 teaspoons instant coffee
3 drops white food coloring to lighten up the color of the cupcake batter
3 tablespoons chocolate syrup

Buttercream Frosting

1 cup butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract use clean vanilla for a whiter result
3 tablespoons heavy cream
4 drops creme de mint flavoring

Instructions

Prepare cupcakes according to package adding in chocolate and coffee and coloring.
Bake cupcakes according to package.
Cool cupcakes completely.
Prepare Buttercream Frosting Recipe:
Beat butter with sugar, add in vanilla and cream and mix until smooth.
Frost cupcakes with a #2D tip and top with a drizzle of chocolate syrup.