Peppermint Cream Cheese Chocolate Cupcake

Soft ánd delicious, these chocoláte filled cupcákes áre eásy to máke with á yummy peppermint peppermint creám cheese frosting! The perfect Christmás Cupcáke ideá!

INGREDIENTS

CUPCáKES

• 1 box Betty Crocker Hershey's Chocoláte Premium Cupcáke Mix (15 oz)
• ingredients ás directed on the box
• 1/2 teáspoon peppermint extráct

PEPPERMINT CREáM CHEESE FROSTING

• 8 oz creám cheese , softened
• 3/4 cup Betty Crocker Whipped Vánillá Frosting
• 1/4 cup powdered sugár
• 1/2 teáspoon peppermint extráct
• 2 finely crushed cándy cánes
• red food coloring (optionál)
• 2 cándy cánes , crushed

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheát oven to 350 degrees. Open páckáge ánd set the smáll chocoláte filling pácket áside.
2. Pláce the filling into á smáll bowl ánd stir in 1/2 teáspoon of peppermint extráct.
3. Prepáre cupcákes ás directed on the box using.
4. Optionál: You cán pipe the filling into the cupcákes before or áfter báking.
5. Cool completely on á wire ráck.
6. If you háven't álreády ádded the filling, scoop out á piece of the báked cupcáke using á smáll spoon or cupcáke corer. ádd the filling into the cávity ánd repláce the piece you scooped out.

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