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Grinch Cupcakes: Irresistible Green Festive Treats

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These Grinch Cupcakes are perfect for the holiday season featuring a peppermint cupcake base topped with a festive Grinch inspired peppermint buttercream. They are kid friendly and ideal for fun holiday baking and Christmas dessert ideas.

Ingredients

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  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 lbs powdered sugar
  • 6 sticks butter softened
  • 1 TBS peppermint extract
  • ½ TBS vanilla extract
  • 4–6 TBS milk
  • neon green food coloring
  • red food coloing

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 24 cupcake tins with cupcake liners
  2. Combine your dry ingredients – flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt – in a large bowl and mix together
  3. In another bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until they’re light and fluffy
  4. Add your butter, vanilla bean paste, and peppermint extract to the sugar mixture and mix until combined
  5. Add your milk and mix again
  6. Finally, add the flour mixture and stir that in by hand
  7. Use a cupcake scoop to fill each cupcake tin ½ to ¾ full with batter
  8. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick poked in the center comes out clean
  9. Whip the softened butter in a stand mixer until smooth and fluffy
  10. Gradually add the powdered sugar on low speed mixing until smooth
  11. Add peppermint and vanilla extract and mix again
  12. Add 4 TBS milk and add more if needed for piping consistency
  13. Divide frosting into three portions and color two with green and red food coloring respectively
  14. Pipe two layers of green frosting on each cooled cupcake
  15. Pipe two smaller layers of red frosting on top to form Santa hats
  16. Finish with white frosting piping a star hat design to create lining and hat top

Notes

  • Store covered in an airtight container for up to five days
  • Freeze cupcakes before frosting for up to three months, thaw to room temperature before frosting
  • Bake in two ovens or switch racks halfway when baking two tins at once for even baking

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Find it online: https://www.amgroyal.com/grinch-cupcakes-festive-delights/