• Baking Recipes,  Christmas & holidays,  Cupcakes & Muffins

    {Countdown to Christmas} My favourite Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

    Christmas gives me such an excuse to break out my bottle of peppermint extract! I don’t normally make anything with peppermint for the rest of year because it doesn’t quite feel right, but I cherish the opportunity to make all things minty throughout the Christmas season. Preferably combined with chocolate. Of course. I just don’t know how the rest of the family feels about the barrage of peppermint-y things, but they certainly didn’t complain when I made these. I have a friend who, like me, really loves this flavour combination. Back in college she used to bring me chocolates from her stash, and I distinctly remember that every time she…