Cupcakes for Two: Valentine’s Day Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Cupcakes

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Ultra-moist and topped with peppermint pattie buttercream, this recipe for Valentine’s Day Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Cupcakes for Two is perfect for you and your Valentine.

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Two chocolate cupcakes with peppermint frosting and heart sprinkles.I’m back to give you another sweet treat option on Valentine’s Day! The heart shaped apple hand pies I shared earlier this week was really to kick off the morning of Valentine’s Day. Today, I present you with another installment of my Cupcakes for Two series so that you’re covered for dessert after dinner.

Close-up of two chocolate cupcakes with peppermint frosting and heart sprinkles.I love developing Cupcakes for Two recipes because they’re perfect for when you just need that one (maybe two) cupcake. Recipes that yield only two cupcakes will save you a trip to your local cupcakery AND prevent you from wasting ingredients that would otherwise yield over half a dozen cupcakes.

Horizontal image of two chocolate cupcakes with peppermint frosting and heart sprinkles.A few things about these cupcakes for two:

  • They have an ultra-moist chocolate cake base. It took me four tries to achieve the perfect combination of moistness and chocolaty flavor.Unfrosted chocolate cupcake
  • They’re topped with a peppermint pattie buttercream, ya know, so you can have fresh breath ;)

Close-up of peppermint frosting.

  • They’re JUMBO sized. Since they were developed specifically with Valentine’s Day in mind, I wanted to give them a little something extra. Trust me, no one’s going to complain that the cupcakes are too big. If you don’t happen to have a jumbo sized cupcake tin, a standard sized tin will do. You’ll just end up with four cupcakes instead of two.

Close-up of two chocolate cupcakes with peppermint frosting and heart sprinkles.I garnished them with some hand-cut York Peppermint Pattie pieces so that there would be no question as to what kind of cupcakes they were and gave them a heart sprinkle trim.

Chopped York peppermint patties and heart sprinkles.Close-up of a chocolate cupcake with peppermint frosting and heart sprinkles.I found these heart sprinkles in the dollar section of Target. Aren’t they adorable? I just love the blue mixed in!

Close-up of heart sprinkles.If you and your special someone like chocolate and peppermint patties, you can’t go wrong with this one! I hope you both enjoy these cupcakes as much as I enjoyed making them!

Two chocolate cupcakes with peppermint frosting and heart sprinkles.

Cupcakes for Two: Valentine’s Day Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Cupcakes
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5 from 7 votes

Cupcakes for Two: Valentine’s Day Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Cupcakes

Yields 2 jumbo cupcakes or 4 standard cupcakesCalorie count is for 1 jumbo, unfrosted cupcake.
One batch of frosting yields 332 calories.
Servings: 1 jumbo cupcake
Calories: 573kcal
Author: Patty K-P

Ingredients

Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 1 ½ ounce bittersweet chocolate chips*
  • 3 tablespoon unsweetened natural cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed)
  • ¼ cup hot coffee**
  • ¼ cup (1 ¼ ounces) unbleached bread flour
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • teaspoon baking powder
  • cup granulated sugar
  • cup packed brown sugar***
  • 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons buttermilk****
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Peppermint Pattie Buttercream

  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • ¾ teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
  • 2 York Peppermint Patties, cut into ¼-½” pieces
  • Decorative sprinkles

Instructions

Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Line 2 cups of a jumbo muffin tin or 4 cups of a standard muffin tin with paper liners.
  • In a small bowl, combine the bittersweet chocolate and cocoa powder. Pour the coffee over the chocolate and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Stir until melted and smooth.
  • In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and powder, and sugars. Stir to combine and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, egg, buttermilk and extract.
  • Whisk the chocolate mixture into the egg mixture until combined. Pour over the flour mixture and stir to combine.
  • Fill the prepared tin about ¾ full. Bake for 25-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Peppermint Pattie Buttercream

  • Combine the cream and extract in a small bowl.
  • In a medium bowl, beat the butter on medium speed with an electric hand mixer. Add the sugar and beat until smooth.
  • Add the cream and beat until smooth and fluffy.

Assembly

  • Spread the buttercream over the cooled cupcakes and decorate with the patties and sprinkles.

Notes

*If using a bittersweet bar, finely chop the bar
**I used what was left from my coffee maker. Alternatively, you can mix 1 teaspoon of espresso powder or instant coffee to ½ cup of hot water and use only what’s called for in the recipe.
***Light or dark. Use whatever you have on hand
****If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, add ½ teaspoon of white vinegar to ¼ cup milk and let it sit for 10 minutes. Use only what’s called for in the recipe.
Valentine's Day Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Cupcakes for Two. A chocolate cupcake recipe for two is perfect for you and your Valentine. Ultra-moist and topped with peppermint pattie buttercream.
Valentine's Day Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Cupcakes for Two. A chocolate cupcake recipe for two is perfect for you and your Valentine. Ultra-moist and topped with peppermint pattie buttercream.
Ultra-moist and topped with peppermint pattie buttercream, this recipe for Valentine's Day Peppermint Pattie Chocolate Cupcakes for Two is perfect for you and your Valentine.
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16 comments

  1. CakePants says:

    5 stars
    Oh gosh, these look SO moist and fudgy! That’s so considerate of you to include ingredients to help freshen breath. That reminds me of the first time my now-boyfriend came over to cook dinner with me, I modified the recipe card to omit the garlic…

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