Ingredients

The following ingredients have 19 Servings
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup water
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 box devil’s food cake mix
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 5 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
  • 6 Tbsp buttermilk (or 5 ½ T milk, ½ T lemon juice)
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp peppermint extract
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • ½ cup butter (softened)
  • 2 cup powdered sugar
  • ½- 1 tsp peppermint extract

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Mix the eggs, water, milk, oil and vanilla together
  • Add in cake cake mix and sour cream until well blended
  • Fill cupcake liner ¾ full and bake for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
  • While cupcakes are baking, make the peppermint ganache
  • In a bowl, sift 3 cups powdered sugar
  • In a small pan, melt butter and add cocoa and buttermilk and bring to a boil
  • Pour mixture over powdered sugar and, add peppermint extract and stir until smooth
  • Dip the tops of the warm cupcakes into the warm ganache and let cool before frosting
  • You can also poke a hole in the middle of the cupcake with a wooden spoon and fill the whole with ganache