candy canes – Better HouseKeeper https://betterhousekeeper.com Your ultimate source for housekeeping, cleaning hacks, decorating ideas, diy projects, recipes, and more! Sun, 15 Jan 2023 10:37:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Devil’s Food Reindeer Cupcakes With Peppermint Buttercream Topped With Crushed Candy Canes https://betterhousekeeper.com/2014/12/15/devils-food-reindeer-cupcakes-with-peppermint-buttercream-topped-with-crushed-candy-canes/ https://betterhousekeeper.com/2014/12/15/devils-food-reindeer-cupcakes-with-peppermint-buttercream-topped-with-crushed-candy-canes/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:42:36 +0000 http://betterhousekeeper.com/?p=2742 These adorable reindeer cupcakes are a festive must-have for your dessert tray this holiday season!

These reindeer cupcakes are so easy to make, and we’re sure your kids would love to help out with making them and eating them of course! You can use a boxed Devil’s Food cake mix to save on time, which means the cupcakes will be on the table in no time flat! The reindeer antlers are made from chocolate-covered pretzels, the cupcakes are topped with peppermint buttercream and crushed candy canes.

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Devil’s Food Reindeer Cupcakes With Peppermint Buttercream Topped With Crushed Candy Canes

Serves 18
Delicious cupcakes that will be a hit with the kids this holiday season!
Chocolate Cupcakes Ingredients
  1. 7 tbsp cocoa powder
  2. 1 tbsp instant coffee powder
  3. ½ cup brown sugar
  4. 250 ml boiling water
  5. 125 g butter (room temperature)
  6. ⅔ cup caster sugar
  7. 2 tsp vanilla extract
  8. 2 eggs (room temperature)
  9. 1⅔ cups plain flour
  10. ½ tsp baking powder
  11. ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
Peppermint Buttercream Ingredients
  1. 160 g butter, softened
  2. 4-5 cups icing sugar
  3. 1 tsp peppermint extract
  4. a dash of milk if needed
Cupcake Decorations Ingredients
  1. 100 g dark chocolate melts
  2. salted pretzels (large)
  3. candy canes

 

Instructions

 

Chocolate Cupcakes
  1. Preheat your oven to 180 C and line a 2″x12″ muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  2. Stir cocoa powder, coffee and brown sugar in a bowl. Pour over boiling water and whisk. Set aside.
  3. Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in vanilla.
  4. Add in eggs one at a time.
  5. Add in flour slowly, along with baking powder.
  6. Pour in coffee/cocoa mixture and mix well.
  7. Spoon mixture into prepared muffin tins and fill approximately ¾ full.
  8. Bake for 18-20 minutes. Cupcakes will spring back when touched when they’re finished.
  9. Let the cupcakes cool slightly in the tin before placing them on a wire rack to cool completely.
Peppermint Buttercream
  1. Place butter in a large bowl and mix until smooth.
  2. Gradually add in icing sugar and mix for 3-5 minutes until smooth.
  3. Add in peppermint extract and a dash of milk. The mixture should be spreadable consistency.
  4. Spoon mixture into icing bag with a nozzle attached (or you can just snip off the corner of the bag) and ice the cupcakes.
Decorations
  1. Melt chocolate in the microwave and stir until smooth.
  2. Dip the broken pretzel pieces into chocolate and allow excess to drip off. Place the pretzels on wax paper so the chocolate can harden.
  3. Crush the candy canes in a plastic bag using a rolling pin.
  4. Stick the pretzels into the cupcakes and sprinkle with crushed candy canes.

 

Photos: Love Swah.

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We just love fudge, and what’s great about it is that it’s so easy to make! You only need a few ingredients, and it can keep for a while, up to three weeks! There are so many combinations of fudge, but we love the pink and white of this one. Make a few batches for your family, because we’re sure they’ll love it! This fudge also makes a great homemade gift.

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A Very Sweet Christmas Peppermint Fudge

Easy peppermint fudge you can make for a quick homemade gift.
Ingredients
  1. 1 bag (12oz) white chocolate morsels
  2. 1 bag (10oz) Andes Peppermint Crunch baking chips
  3. 7 oz jar marshmallow creme
  4. 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  5. 3/4 cup heavy cream
  6. 2 cup granulated sugar
  7. pinch of salt
  8. 1 pkg (16oz) vanilla Candiquik, melted
  9. 3 cup Mini Peppermint Marshmallows
  10. 5 peppermint candy canes, broken
Instructions
  1. In a bowl, add white chocolate morsels, baking chips, and marshmallow creme. Set aside.
  2. Line a baking dish (13″x9″) with parchment paper. Set aside.
  3. In a saucepan, place butter, heavy cream, salt, and sugar. Heat on medium high heat. Bring to a boil and keep stirring. Boil for 5 minutes and remove from heat.
  4. Pour butter mixture over morsels and marshmallow creme, and mix with a whisk until smooth.
  5. Pour fudge into prepared baking dish.
  6. Melt candiquik according to package directions and allow it to cool slightly for a couple of minutes. Add in marshmallows and pour over the fudge. Immediately sprinkle with candy canes.
  7. Allow the fudge to set for 2-3 hours. Cut into bite-sized squares. Keep the fudge in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks.

 

Photos and recipe: Shugary Sweets.

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