andes candies cupcake

Jacksonville, FL
Updated on Jul 12, 2012

My friend is pregnant and one of her favorite things in the world are Andes Candies. So I decided to make her these cupcakes as a gift!

prep time 30 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake
yield 2 dozen

Ingredients

  • DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE:
  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 ounces chocolate pudding powder mix
  • COOL-MINT CREAM STUFFING:
  • 16 ounces (2 packs) creamed cheese, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure mint extract
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 10 - drops of green food coloring
  • MINT CHOCOLATE BUTTER CREAM FROSTING:
  • 24 ounces (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure mint extract
  • 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • - crushed andes candies for garnish

How To Make andes candies cupcake

  • Step 1
    Preheat over to 350'F Line two cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
  • Step 2
    Whisk together cocoa powder, pudding mix and hot water
  • Step 3
    Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder together in a medium mixing bowl. set this dry mixture aside.
  • Step 4
    Heat sauce pan over medium heat once pan is hot add butter and sugar, mix until butter is melted and sugar is fully incorporated
  • Step 5
    Put butter/sugar mix in a large mixing bowl, and beat on low for about 5-6 minutes. Adding the sour cream and beat until fluffy. Add vanilla and beat until incorporated.
  • Step 6
    Add eggs, one at a time, making sure each is fully mixed in before adding the next.
  • Step 7
    With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 3 batches, Adding the hot water cocoa mixture in 2 batches starting and ending with a flour batches. Beat until completely combined, but do not over work the batter! Devil's Food should be dense, not airy like Angel's Food.
  • Step 8
    Add batter to cupcake cups and bake for about 20 minutes, or until comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire wrack.
  • Step 9
    While cakes are baking and cooling make your cream filling and butter cream frosting. This is simple: to make the frosting just blend all frosting ingredients together until complete incorporated. To make cream filling: simply mix together all cream filling ingredients until completely incorporated. Chill both the cream filling and the butter cream frosting in the fridge until ready to be used.
  • Step 10
    Assemble: Core each cupcake, either with a cupcake corer, or you can carefully core them with a sharp paring knife. Try not to cut too deep... or yourself. :-D
  • Step 11
    Put about 1 teaspoon or so of mint cream filling into each cupcake hole to stuff the cupcakes. Allow a little bit of the cream to overflow into a cute little peak out of the hole.
  • Step 12
    Frost each cake with mint chocolate butter cream frosting. I like to allow the green mint cream filling peak to show through. Garnish with crusted Andes Candies.

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Category: Cakes
Category: Chocolate
Keyword: #butter
Keyword: #Cream
Keyword: #cup
Keyword: #cupcake
Keyword: #cheese
Keyword: #food
Keyword: #cocoa
Keyword: #Vanilla
Keyword: #mint
Keyword: #Stuffed
Keyword: #Candies
Keyword: #Andes
Keyword: #peppermint
Keyword: #Devil's
Keyword: #bite
Keyword: #sized
Keyword: #Coco
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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