I bought Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes book the day it was released. Yes, I was THAT excited. An entire book of Martha Stewart cupcake recipes. Say what you will about the woman, she and her team always produce consistently GREAT recipes. I couldn’t decide what to bake first, so I had a friend make that executive decision. He chose the mint-filled brownie cupcakes. Good choice, even though I’m not a huge mint fan. The cupcakes are filled with York Peppermint Patties – yum!!
Mint-Filled Brownie Cupcakes
Recipe credit: Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes
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8 oz. semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa, sifted (I didn’t have fancy cocoa…so I used Hershey’s special dark and it worked out fine!)
12 York Peppermint Patties, unwrapped
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a standard muffin tin with paper liners. Place chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set (not in) a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally just until melted – 4-5min.
2. Remove bowl from heat. Whisk in sugar and salt until mixture is smooth; whisk eggs to combine. Gently whisk in flour and cocoa just until smooth (do not overmix).
3. Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon of batter into each lined cup. Place 1 peppermint patty on top, gently pressing into batter. Top with two tablespoons batter, covering patty completely. Bake, rotating tin halfway through, until a cake tester inserted halfway in centers (above mint patty) comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached (about 35 minutes). Transfer tin to a wire rack to cool completely before removing cupcakes. Cupcakes can be stored for up to 3 days at room temperature in airtight containers.
Makes 12 cupcakes.
Good Lord. How can you not love mint and chocolate together. They’re positively poetry together.
I’ve been sick all weekend, not wanting to eat anything.. but when I saw this brownie cupcake thing, my mouth watered.
I’m going to have to buy that book, aren’t I?
I’m not a huge fan of cakey desserts paired with mint. I mean, I’ll eat them, but I always choose other things over mint. :) I love mint gum and candies though!
And yeah, just go buy the book. It’s awesome. :)
chocolate cookies with mint are probably my most favorite thing in the world. Thin Mints, or Keebler Grasshoppers.. oh man.
I have her book too and am totally obsessed. I definitely want to make these!!