Happy 1st December!!!!!
I thought I’d kick off my December with some festive baking, and boy I had a lot of fun baking these!. After searching on Pinterest (I’ve now got a board set up for festive baking) I decided to bake some peppermint cupcakes. We all know by now how much I adore baking cupcakes!.
For this recipe I used:
175g Self rating flour
175g caster sugar
175g unsalted butter
3 large eggs
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp peppermint extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
I tend to just wack all of my ingredients into a large mixing bowl and use hand held electric whisk until the mixture becomes smooth and soft. I usually whisk for around 2 minutes.
I decided that as well as using peppermint extract I’d add in crushed candy canes into the mixture for a little extra flavour and texture, not going to lie I found it hard crushing them.
I kept some left over for decorating once my cakes were baked and had cooled down. I baked them for around 20 to 25 minutes and left them cool for 10 before I started decorating.
For icing I just used this white icing that came with 3 different nozzle style. I chose to use the fatter ended nozzle and was rather impressed with how it turned out, as we all know icing cakes doesn’t come easy for me.
Because I had some mixture left over and this casing set I picked up came with these mixture ones I decided to use them and I love them!. These cakes were to die for, really pleased with how they turned out and because I didn’t overload them with peppermint they tasted just right. I also liked the texture from the candy canes as well every now and then you’d get a little crunch. Perfect for the holiday’s and I will definitely be baking more of these!. Such a quick and easy weekend or even weeknight bake. They went down a right ol’ treat in my household.
I can’t wait to do more festive baking, Will you be doing any baking?
Thank you for reading xxx
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Amy Louise 
These look delicious! I have a couple of festive baking posts coming up this month if you want to look out for them! Happy holidays 🎄
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I will most definitely be checking them out! I’ve a few more bakes coming up throughout December. Thank you for your comment ❤ xx
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Omg they look so yummy and cute! I think I will do some festive baking myself now! xx
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Do it! I loved it. Can’t wait to see what you bake. Thank you for your comment xx
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This bake is so festive and cute! I love your behind the scenes photos too as they tell a story. Great post! 🙂 xx
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Thank you so much lovely really does mean a lot to me. They were amazing if I do say so myself, Definitely want to do more recipe style posts next year xx
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These look delicious and I love the little decorations you put on each cupcake! I have decided to make iced biscuits this year so will be making those shortly to get into the festive mood. xx
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These look so festive and yummy, I NEED to bake them!! Its put me in such a festive mood, love the pics too!xxx
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If you do then please let me know your thoughts! highly recommend they were so yummy. I’ve a few bakes coming up. Thank you for your lovely comment as always xxxx
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These look so great! 😍 I am attempting some festive baking next week, and these are great inspiration ✨ xx
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oooo fabulous news please let me know what you bake I love seeing what other festive bakes people do. I have a few coming up as well. I love this time of year when it comes to baking! xx
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