These Dark Chocolate Mint Cupcakes are made with super indulgent dark cocoa with just the right amount of mint!
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My 8-year old-son, Jaxon, looooooves chocolate mint. It all started with ice cream, but now he will eat just about anything with that flavor combination.
For awhile now I have been telling myself that I was going to make him some kind of special treat that was chocolate mint flavored but I wasn’t exactly sure what. I finally decided on cupcakes, because who doesn’t love a good cupcake?!? I wanted to use dark chocolate cocoa because he tends to prefer dark, over milk, although he will eat just about anything chocolate (he gets it honest!). My final creation are these super rich, very indulgent, Dark Chocolate Mint Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Icing.
The cake portion is where you will find the mint. I added mint extract (buy online or check in the baking section of the grocery store near the very popular vanilla extract!) to the batter before baking them. I decided not to add it to the ganache because I was afraid of having too much mint. I think the final product came out exactly like I was hoping. The mint is obvious in the cake, but far from overpowering.
The chocolate ganache just takes the whole thing over the top in chocolatey richness. I used semi-sweet chocolate chips and I really do think the flavors all worked out really well together. Looking at the photos, you can really tell just how dark the cupcakes are! I also think a dark chocolate ganache would work well too! Just use dark chocolate chips. And, watch your heavy cream when you’re boiling it – it can boil over quickly! To get your ganache to a spreadable consistency, let it cool. I put mine in the fridge for a little while to speed up the process.
I sprinkled some chopped up Andes candies on top of a few of the cupcakes. I don’t like mint chocolate as much as Jaxon, but I love me some Andies and have for as far back as I can remember. To my surprise, Jaxon didn’t care for the candy on top, so I listed it as optional in the ingredients list. If you want a more intense mint flavor, I would suggest adding them.
If you love chocolate mint, then you really should try these Dark Chocolate Mint Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache. Definitely let me know how it goes and what you think! I would love to know! Leave a comment or send me a message anytime!
Enjoy!
If you like this recipe, you might also like my Perfect Vanilla Caramel Icing! A delicious way to top almost any cupcake!
- 1 1/3 Cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 Cups unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 1/4 Cup butter melted
- 1 1/2 Cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
- 1 Cup milk
- 9 ounces chocolate chips I used semi-sweet
- 1 Cup heavy cream
- Andes Candies - chopped *optional
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with paper or foil liners.
- Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and dark chocolate cocoa powder to a medium bowl and stir to combine. Set aside.
- In a blender, combine the sugar and butter in low speed, add the eggs one at a time, and then the vanilla and mint extracts. Slowly add some of the dry mix, then some of the milk and keep alternating until everything is thoroughly combined.
- Fill each cupcake cup half full. Baked for 15-18 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let cool.
- While the cupcakes cool, place the chocolate chips into a medium mixing bowl. Add the heavy cream to a saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the cream over the chocolate chips and whisk until combine. The ganache will be thin. You can use it this way and dip the cupcakes into it, or let it cool and add it to a piping bag(the method I used). Sprinkle with chopped Andes candies if desired.
THESE LOOK SOOOOOO GOOD! Definitely attempting to make them this weekend!
Thank you Sarah! I hope you love them too!
These look amazing!!! Chocolate ganache frosting is the best!
YES!! And so easy! Thank you!
Goodness… my mouth started watering from the very first picture. Looks so GOOD!!!! <3
Thanks Will 🙂
Oh yum! I love love Mint! It looks so good!
Thanks Elizabeth!
Dark Chocolate, mint and cupcakes now who wouldn’t love making and eating theses.
Thanks Candy – they were delicious!
Oh my gosh I’m craving Chocolate now!!!
The internet is nothing but trouble 😉
These cupcakes sound so good and your pictures are beautiful!
Thanks Aileen! I have a long way to go with my photography, but I’m getting there 🙂
These sounds totally decadent and incredible.
Thanks Tamara – they are! 🙂
Oh my goodness I cannot wait to try these cupcakes. I love chocolate and mint!
🙂 Hope you like!
My kids are huge chocolate mint fans too – those look so good!
I think it’s so funny that my son won’t use mint toothpaste, but will eat anything chocolate mint! Thanks for stopping by!
Two of my favorite things – dark chocolate and mint! These cupcakes look so good. I’m definitely going to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Hope you enjoy them Ramona!
They look stunning! I love the mint & chocolate combination in every shape and form – so yummy!
Thanks Kati!!
That looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it!
Thanks Miriah!
These look heavenly! I use special dark chocolate in all of my chocolate recipes. Double yum! We’re going to try your recipe.
Thanks Sherry 🙂 I appreciate it!
These cupcakes look INSANELY good. Annnnnd guess who’s on a cleanse this month! 🙁
Haha! I try to east low carbs and low sugar…but I have to test things, it’s hard to keep it small sometimes! I totally understand!
OMG girl, you have no idea how in love with this recipe I am! No lie, my favorite dessert is chocolate with mint, especially the talenti medditeranean mint ice cream! Definitely will pin this for later!
I’ll have to get some of that ice cream..my chocolate mint loving son’s birthday is coming up soon!
Yummmm These sound amazing. Mint and chocolate is one of my favorite combinations as well. And you cannot beat Andes mints. I’m going to have to make these asap 😀
I hope you try them soon! Let me know how it goes!
These look amazing! I thought you were done after adding the icing (which, by the way looks perfect!) and then you went ahead and added crushed Andes Candies. :0 I’m in love!
haha thanks so much Fatima! They turned out so good!
Dark chocolate AND mint?? I wish I had one of these right now with my morning coffee!
Ohhh yes! Cake for breakfast is my favorite!
Oh yum!! These look delicious!!
These looks absolutely amazing!!! Dark chocolate is good for you! I may have to try making these myself!
These sound and look SO delicious my mouth is watering. Yum!!
As a child i can remember my grandmother making her cakes with the dark chocolate Hershey’s powder. These look so good and brought back so many childhood memories!!!
Those Andes chocolate are perhaps, my favorite candy on this planet!!! gonna have to save this recipe. YUM!
Ohhhh yes! I love Andes! They really aren’t *optional 😉