Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 18 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Cake; 2 sticks (1 Cup) Salted Butter, Softened; 4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa Powder; 1 cup Boiling Water; 2 cups All-purpose Flour; 2 cups Sugar; 1/4 teaspoon Salt; 1/2 cup Buttermilk (or Whole Milk Mixed With 2 Tablespoons White Vinegar); 2 whole Eggs; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; 1 teaspoon Baking Soda; FROSTING; 2 sticks (1 Cup) Salted Butter, Softened; 5 cups Powdered Sugar, Sifted; 40 whole Peppermint Candies, Crushed Very Fine; 3 Tablespoons Heavy Cream, More If Needed (use 3-5)

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INGREDIENTS

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Cake

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2 sticks (1 Cup) Salted Butter, Softened

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4 Tablespoons (heaping) Cocoa Powder

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1 cup Boiling Water

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2 cups All-purpose Flour

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2 cups Sugar

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1/4 teaspoon Salt

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1/2 cup Buttermilk (or Whole Milk Mixed With 2 Tablespoons White Vinegar)

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2 whole Eggs

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1 teaspoon Vanilla

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1 teaspoon Baking Soda

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FROSTING

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2 sticks (1 Cup) Salted Butter, Softened

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5 cups Powdered Sugar, Sifted

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40 whole Peppermint Candies, Crushed Very Fine

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3 Tablespoons Heavy Cream, More If Needed (use 3-5)

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