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Andes Mint Grasshopper Cupcakes
Moist chocolate cupcakes towered high with a fluffy mint buttercream frosting and topped with crushed Andes Mints candies!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 28 servings
Calories: 154 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 box Devils Food Cake Mix
- 3 eggs
- ⅓ cup oil
- ¼ cup melted butter (4 tablespoons)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ⅓ cup sour cream or fat free plain greek yogurt
Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- ½ cup butter at room temperature
- 4-5 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon mint extract
- 1-2 tablespoons milk or heavy cream
- 10 Andes mints chopped*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- Sift cake mix into a medium bowl. In another larger bowl mix together eggs, oil, melted butter, vanilla, buttermilk, and sour cream (or greek yogurt). Gently mix in sifted cake mix until just combined and smooth. Pour scant 1/4 cup batter into each cupcake liner. Bake 14-18 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly before removing from pans and allowing to cool completely.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix butter 2-3 minutes until fluffy. Add cream cheese and mint extract and mix 1 minute more until combined. Add powdered sugar and milk and mix until fluffy and smooth. Spread or pipe onto cooled cupcakes. Top with crushed andes mints. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
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Notes
- (or 1/3 cup of andes mint bits - found next to the chocolate chips in the baking section at grocery stores)
Nutrition Information
Calories
154kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
68mg
(3%)
Potassium
42mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
246IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 28servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 154
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 154kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 68mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 42mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 246IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.