Quick and Easy Recipes: Candy Cane Cupcakes

Candy Cane Cupcakes

Candy cane cupcakes are the perfect holiday treat. They are made with white or chocolate cake mix. Peppermint baking chips are added to the cake mix to give them that delicious peppermint taste. Once you've finished baking and frosting the cupcakes they can be decorated with mini candy canes, crushed candy canes, peppermint Hershey's Kisses or peppermint Starlight candies. They are festive holiday cupcakes perfect for party serving! Here is an easy recipe for candy cane cupcakes and photos of my own candy cane cupcakes.

What you need to make candy cane cupcakes

Items needed

To make candy cane cupcakes you will need:

Box of your favorite white (or chocolate) cake mix
Ingredients on the cake mix box
10 oz pkg Andes peppermint crunch baking chips
White cake frosting
Cupcake baking cups
Cupcake / muffin pan
Mini candy canes for decorations

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Directions for making candy cane cupcakes

How to make candy cane cupcakes:

Line the muffin pan with the paper cupcake baking cups.
Make the cake mix according to the directions on the box.
Stir in the peppermint baking chips.
Fill the baking cups 1/3 full with the cake mix.
Bake according to the directions on the cake box.
Let the cupcakes cool at least 15 minutes and then frost them with white frosting.
Decorate the cupcakes with mini candy canes, crushed candy canes, Hersey's Kisses or peppermint Starlights.

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