10 Peppermint Xmas Cupcake Recipes

Be thrilled with these 10 different peppermint cupcake recipes (and also cupcake decorating ideas) from 10 different blogs / sites.

Most of the cupcakes were adorned with crushed candy canes, yet a few of these recipes use some other sweets, such as snowflake sprinkles, to decorate the cupcakes. I told you. Be thrilled.



Any of the following recipes is ideal for Christmas and New Year party desserts and for homemade Christmas gifts:
1. Two-Layer Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes from Pip and Ebby
2. Peppermint Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting from Cooking Classy
3. Peppermint Chocolate Ganache Mini Cupcake Bites from The Enchanted Cook
4. Mini Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes from Confessions of a Bright-Eyed Baker
5. Peppermint White Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting from My Thirty Spot
6. Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha Cupcakes from Grin and Bake It!
7. Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting from Pure and Yummy
8. Vanilla Peppermint Cupcakes with Vanilla Peppermint Frosting from Sprinkles Cupcakes, via Oprah
9. Gooey Filled Peppermint Cupcakes, Gluten Free from Gluten Free Canteen
10. Vegan Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes from About.com

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