If you’re all in for a yummy Christmas dessert, this Peppermint Bark Cupcakes Recipe will really ring your peppermint bell. So good and so rich, you might want to consider making these for Christmas dinner, even. Don’t forget our other cupcake recipes!

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But back to the amazingness that is this brownie cupcake recipe. If you can find a more simple peppermint bark cupcake, I challenge you to drop it in the comments, because I tell you, this is so simple!
How to Make Peppermint Bark Cupcakes
Seriously, these brownie bottom peppermint cupcakes are so easy, but so very decadent, you’re going to love making them–and eating them.
Don’t believe me? Well…there’s no need for melting chocolate chips, finding your sour cream, peppermint extract or other random ingredients are necessary for these brownie cupcakes. Honestly, they’re made with a cake mix and homemade buttercream frosting, which–how can you say “no” to that?!
All you do is preheat oven for 350 degrees. Then, in a mixing bowl, combine the brownie mix, eggs, oil, and milk, mixing until smooth. Pop that into your cupcake liners.
Then mix together the vanilla cake mix, eggs, oil and heavy cream. Cut the peppermint bark and drop that into the cake mix. Add a little red food coloring, swirling it into the batter, but not mixing the color completely. Pop that on top of the brownie batter, and bake for 22 – 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove the cupcakes from the oven to cool. In a small bowl, combine the room temperature butter (little trick for this: if you heat a microwave safe bowl in the microwave with some water for 30 seconds, then pour out the water and turn the bowl over on top of the butter, it’ll come to room temperature so much faster), Crisco, vanilla extract, and 1 Tablespoon of the heavy cream. Beat the butter mixture until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar and refrigerate the frosting until cupcakes are cool.
When the cupcakes have cooled completely, get ready to frost them and top with some more chopped peppermint bark.
So good. And perfect if you love peppermint.
Specialty Ingredients:
The following ingredients are affiliate links on Amazon because they may be a bit hard to find in your normal store. I wanted you to be able to see exactly which things we are using.
Reminder, not all ingredients in the Peppermint Bark Cupcakes Recipe are linked above, just the ones that may be a bit difficult to find or that you might be unsure of what to look for.

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Make it a Meal:
Main Dish: Hawaiian Pork Tenderloin
Vegetable Side: Broccoli Braid
Starch Side: Parmesan Ranch Oven Steak Fries
Refreshing Drink: Cranberry Kiss Mocktail

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