Delicious Homemade Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe (2024)

by Jenn January 1, 2016

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What in the Christmas cupcakes do we have going on here? I love everything about these homemade hot chocolate cupcakes! If you are a fellow hot chocolate fan I’m willing to bet you are going to enjoy these.

Delicious Homemade Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Alrighty, let’s get everything we need to start making these homemade hot chocolate cupcakes.

You’ll Need:

CupcakeIngredients:

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cuphotwater
1/2 cupcocoapowder
6 TBSP butter, room temperature
3/4 C sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Frosting Ingredients:

2 C powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
3 TBSP whipping cream
1/2 teaspoonpeppermintextract
1 bag mini marshmallows
1 C minichocolatechips
1 C crushedpeppermintcandy
1 bag small candy canes

Delicious Homemade Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe (2)

Let’s get started on thisdelicious homemade hot chocolate cupcake recipe:

CupcakeDirections:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prepare your cupcake pan by adding the liners.
Using a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and cinnamon and whisk together. Set the mixture aside for later.
In a small to medium mixing bowl, add hot water and cocoa, whisk together, and set the bowl aside for later.
Using a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until it reaches a light and fluffy texture.
Mix the egg, vegetable oil, and vanilla until well combined.
Add the flour mixture and alternate with the hotcocoamix until there are no lumps.
Using a large ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into the linedcupcaketins until they are 3/4 full.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20–25 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Remove from oven allowingcupcakesto cool in acupcakepan for 10 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the pan and place them on a wire rack so they can cool completely before frosting.

Frosting Directions:

Cream the butter,peppermintextract, and powder sugar until the mixture is light and creamy. If the mixture doesn’t cream, you can add a few drops of heavy whipping cream until the mixture creams.
Test the frosting and see whether it can hold a stiff peak or not. You can do this with a spoonful of frosting in the spoon upside down. If the frosting stays on your spoon, it’s good to go; if not, it’s not ready yet!
If the frosting will not hold a stiff peak, add more powder sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. Mix well; it should hold a stiff peak if not repeated until it does.
Scoop frosting into a pastry bag and twist the open end of the bag to push the frosting to the tip of the bag. Start frosting each cupcake by starting on the outside edge of the cupcake and working to the center.
Sprinkle chocolate chips and marshmallows on top of the frosted cupcake.
You can add crushed peppermint candy on top of the cupcake, and if it’s close to the holidays, add a small candy cane for fun. (optional)

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Delicious Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Rating: 5.0/5

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Serves: 12 Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cooking Time: 25 Minutes 25 Minutes Nutrition facts: 500 calories 10 fat

Ingredients

Cupcake
1 Cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 Cuphotwater
1/2 Cupcocoapowder
6 TBSP butter, room temp
3/4 Cup sugar
1 large egg
1/4 Cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
Frosting:
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temp
3 TBSP whipping cream
1/2 tsppeppermintextract
1 bag mini marshmallows
1 cup mini chocolate chips
1 cup crushed peppermint candy
1 bag small candy canes.

Instructions

CupcakeDirections:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake tin with paper cupcake liners.

Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Whiskhotwater andcocoapowder in a small bowl. Set aside.

Using a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

Mix the egg, vegetable oil, and vanilla until well combined.

Add in the flour mixture and alternate with the hot cocoa mix until there are no lumps.

Using a large ice cream scoop, scoop the batter into the lined cupcake tins until they are 3/4 full.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20–25 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Remove from oven, allowing cupcakes to cool in the cupcake pan for 10 minutes.

Take out the cupcake pan and place individual cupcakes on a wire rack to cool completely.

Frosting Directions:

Cream the butter, peppermint extract, and powdered sugar until it looks light and creamy.

If it doesn'tcream, add several drops of the heavy whipping cream until it creams.

Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak by taking a spoonful of frosting and turning the spoon upside down. If the frosting stays on the spoon, it is ready; if not, then.

Add more powder sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. Mix well.

If ready, scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a round tip.

Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.

Start by frosting the outside edge of the cupcake, working to the center of the cupcake.

Push mini marshmallows onto the frosting.

Add mini chocolate chips to the frosting.

Sprinkle the crushedpepperminton top of the frostedcupcake.

Add a small candy cane to the side of the cupcake, with the top of the candy cane sticking into the frosting.

Notes

Recipe created by Krista and team for us.

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Jenn

I have a smart mouth, don't sit still well, extremely opinionated, have a lot to say, work hard, love lots, don't have time for drama, or negativity. I love animals, & my job as a New Mexico mom blogger! I love sharing travel adventures, tech gadgets,recipes, parenting struggles (success), crafts, helpfultips, giveaways and sweepstakes, product reviews, andmore. I have amazing 4 children, and have an amazing boyfriend. On my downtime, you'll find me spending time with my family, traveling, cooking, geeking out on tech, plotting the next home improvement, create crafts with the kids, and riding my horses We are plotting our move to greener pastures, with trees, and stuff. Connect with me on Google + Page.

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22 comments

lisa January 9, 2016 - 5:45 pm

As always, you post the best recipes and crafty, diy stuff. If only I could cook! At least, looking at a photo doesn’t put weight on me. I hope.

Helly Moulden January 9, 2016 - 2:32 pm

Omg, this post has made me so hungry!

Melody Mullens Hodge January 9, 2016 - 12:58 pm

I dont know why you think the pics didnt come out well. I think they look beautiful and delicious. Now if only I can make them look that good, we will be aok. lol. :)

lauriedamrose January 6, 2016 - 6:26 pm

These all look incredible!

TrishFr January 5, 2016 - 4:56 pm

I don’t think the picture is bad, you can still see how yummy they must be. I bet I would love them with the peppermint frosting. YUM! Thanks for sharing.

Sandra Watts January 5, 2016 - 12:25 am

They all look so pretty and delicious!

Ronald Gagnon January 4, 2016 - 11:33 am

I love chocolate anything but the addition of cinnamon makes this a must try

denise low January 3, 2016 - 9:57 pm

These cupcakes look delicious. Thank you for the recipe.

krissie January 3, 2016 - 9:41 pm

these cupcakes look so delicious yummy yum yum yum

Nicole Carter Weasley January 3, 2016 - 2:08 pm

Geez Louise, those look yummy! I think I’ve found my new Christmas cupcake for next year!

Jodi Hunter January 2, 2016 - 7:39 pm

I wish I had a hot chocolate cupcake right now, they look amazing.

Dovilė Litvinavičiūtė January 2, 2016 - 8:03 am

Thank you for the giveaway!

Mai Tran January 2, 2016 - 3:08 am

These look adorable. Thanks for sharing other recipes, too. I need to make a batch to enjoy the last days of the holiday.

Timandmichele Ash January 1, 2016 - 11:41 pm

Thanks for the wonderful recipe on Delicious Homemade Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe! Boy do these sure sound Yummy! They look Yummy too! I copied the recipe to use sometime this winter when the kids “get bored”!! The pictures of all the other cupcakes look Yummy too! You can always save some candy canes and for your daughter’s birthday, have like “Christmas in July” or something similar! Just a thought! Thanks again for sharing your Yummy Recipe for Delicious Homemade Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe with all of us! I really do appreciate it! Thanks again! Michele :)

Bill Hoff January 1, 2016 - 9:52 pm

We are always looking for different treats to prepare our grand kids!

Saegan Michelle Anderson January 1, 2016 - 9:37 pm

the hot chocolate cupcakes look soo good. i’ve never thought about using that flavor before

alicia szemon January 1, 2016 - 5:58 pm

my mouth watered when i saw the title of this and when i saw the actual cupcake i died!!

Alyssa January 1, 2016 - 5:32 pm

These look so good! I would use a bright color baking cup for your daughter’s birthday. You could also put summer decorations on it. Such as a sun or umbrellas. I know she will love it no matter what’s on it :)

Nancy Burgess January 1, 2016 - 2:59 pm

Love all of these

Christy DuBois January 1, 2016 - 1:01 pm

These are so cute and as usual of your cupcakes sound yummy. I don’t have anything to suggest for your daughter wanting these for her birthday but I’m sure you will make it work and enjoy. Hope you and your family have a very blessed 2016.

lisa January 1, 2016 - 11:23 am

These sound great. I love how you add the candy cane and mini marshmallows. I’d save some candy canes and use them on the birthday cupcakes.

Linda Manns Linneman January 1, 2016 - 9:58 am

I love chocolate. These cupcakes sound so good. I can’t wait to try these soon. Thank you for sharing. Happy New Years.