Grasshopper Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 4 ounces sweet baking chocolate, chopped
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons green creme de menthe or 3 tablespoons creme de menthe
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• milk chocolate hershey chocolate kiss
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons green creme de menthe

Recipe

• 1 allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine milk and chocolate; cook and stir over med-low heat until chocolate is melted; cool.
• 3 preheat oven to 350°.
• 4 grease and flour 28 2 1/2 inch muffin cups or line with paper liners.
• 5 in a bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• 6 in a bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• 7 gradually add sugar, beating on medium speed until combined.
• 8 beat for 2 minutes, scraping side of bowl occasionally.
• 9 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 10 beat in creme de menthe and vanilla.
• 11 alternately add flour mixture and chocolate mixture beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
• 12 beat on medium to high speed for 20 seconds more.
• 13 spoon batter into the prepared cups, filling each about 3/4 full.
• 14 bake in oven for about 20 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched.
• 15 cool in pans on wire racks for 5 minutes; remove from pans; cool completely on racks.
• 16 frosting-in a 1-cup glass measuring cup, combine the water and unflavored gelatin; let stand 2 minutes.
• 17 place measuring cup in a saucepan of boiling water.
• 18 cook and stir about 1 minute or until gelatin is completely dissolved.
• 19 in a big bowl, combine whipping cream, sugar, and creme de menthe.
• 20 drizzle warm gelatin mixture over cream mixture while beating constantly with an electric mixer on medium speed.
• 21 continue beating on medium to high speed until stiff peaks form.
• 22 spread or pipe frosting onto tops of cupcakes; top each with a chocolate kiss.