Today I am super excited to share with you a recipe I developed for Nestlé® Toll House®. It is part of their “Dark Chocolate Made to Bake” initiative. A few of us bloggers were challenged to create a recipe that showcased Nestlé® Toll House® Dark Chocolate Morsels. There is also a friendly competition that goes along with this. All of the recipes are on Pinterest for you to vote on. The one with the most “likes” wins!
So this Dark Chocolate Mint Cupcake. Let me just tell you it is rich, decadent, creamy, fudgy, and refreshing all at once. The cupcake part is a rich chocolate cake that is light, airy, studded with Nestlé® Toll House® Dark Chocolate Morsels. The filling is a cool minty cream. And then it is topped with a dark chocolate butter cream frosting. The mint filling cools your mouth. The frosting is just so decadent you kind of want to hide in the corner with the bowl and a spoon, and hope no one finds you.
I originally made these cupcakes to take the teachers at school, but then our whole family came down with a nasty bug. So I was stuck with them at home, it was miserable 🙂
I would love it if you would head over to Pinterest and “like” or “repin” my picture. Super easy, if you have a Pinterest account there is no registration or anything, just hit the like button. You can repin to as many boards as you like! The first 10 people to email me at dinnersdishesanddesserts@gmail.com to tell me they liked my picture will get a coupon in the mail for free Nestlé® Toll House® Morsels of your own!
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Nestlé® Toll House® Baking Cocoa
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup Nestlé® Toll House® Dark Chocolate Morsels
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbls milk
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/8 - 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
- 2/3 cup Nestlé® Toll House® Dark Chocolate Morsels , melted and cooled
- 1/2 cup butter , softened
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with liners.
- In a large bowl, sift flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking soda and salt together. Set aside.
- In a large measuring cup mix buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Pour buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture, and mix until everything is well combined. Fold in the Nestlé® Toll House® Dark Chocolate Morsels. Using an ice cream scoop (about 1/4 cup), fill each muffin tin to 3/4 full.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, until a tester comes out clean. Remove from oven, and turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Meanwhile prepare the filling. In a large bowl mix together the powdered sugar, milk, and both the extracts. It will be slightly thinner than frosting.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and melted Nestle Toll House Dark Chocolate Morsels. Add sugar, milk, and vanilla. Beat until light and fluffy. You can add more milk or sugar to get your desired consistency.
- Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, scoop 1 teaspoon of cake out of the center. Pour in some of the mint filing. Top with frosting.
**I was compensated by Nestle for this recipe. I was sent Nestlé® Toll House® Dark Chocolate Morsels as well as coupons to giveaway.
Erin S
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Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says
March 1, 2013 at 9:22 amOh yeah that must have been absolute torture being stuck at home with these 😉 I would have enjoyed these for breakfast! Love the hidden mint filling.
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
March 1, 2013 at 9:42 amBeautiful cupcakes, Erin! You know I love anything chocolate mint! 🙂
Kelly @ Hidden Fruits and Veggies.com says
March 1, 2013 at 10:36 amMint filling sounds amazing! These cupcakes look amazing.
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
March 1, 2013 at 11:09 amDefinitely a fabulous combo! Yum!
Audra | The Baker Chick says
March 1, 2013 at 11:16 amLove that oozy filling. These look great!
Carolyn says
March 1, 2013 at 1:19 pmOkay, these look WAY decadent! Love all that creamy center.
Caroline says
March 1, 2013 at 3:32 pmOoooo look at that creamy mint filling–divine! These sound great. 🙂
Valerie says
March 1, 2013 at 5:38 pmOh, I love the paring of dark chocolate and mint!
Hope you’re feeling better- I’m sure these cupcakes must have helped. A lot. 😉
Cassie says
March 1, 2013 at 5:53 pmThis is awesome. Good luck, Erin!
Suzanne says
March 1, 2013 at 8:48 pmGood luck with the contest these cupcakes would definitely be a contender in my book.
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
March 1, 2013 at 8:51 pmErin, these look wonderful. Good luck! Pinned!
Ramona says
March 2, 2013 at 5:49 amErin… you need to take a bow! These cupcakes are phenomenal. I can just imagine that bite of chocolate and then the burst of mint. Fabulous. 🙂
Sandra's Easy Cooking says
March 2, 2013 at 8:55 amAmazing! Those cupcakes look fantastic and pictures make me drool! Well dome Erin! Good luck!
Kate@Diethood says
March 2, 2013 at 9:34 amErin, these cupcakes are gorgeous! I’m gonna go pin pin pin and like like like!!! 🙂
DB-The Foodie Stuntman says
March 2, 2013 at 10:26 amJudging by the number of comments, I assume I’m not one of the first 10 ‘Likes’ but I did it anyway. Not a huge sweets fan, but I definitely will pass this along to my wife. Very nice!
Erin says
March 2, 2013 at 11:03 amStill have coupons left, so if you email me your mailing information I will get them in the mail to you!
Tracey says
March 2, 2013 at 11:25 amYou definitely had me at chocolate and mint! The filling looks so delicious, I definitely wouldn’t mind being stuck at home with these 🙂
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com says
March 3, 2013 at 1:16 amOooey gooey deliciousness! Good luck, Erin!
The Café Sucré Farine says
March 3, 2013 at 6:03 amBeautiful and delicious looking! That minty center is amazing!
Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen says
March 3, 2013 at 9:09 amYum these look delicious, love the look of the filling!
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
March 3, 2013 at 6:06 pmI am especially LOVING that homemde mint filling Erin!! I feel like I could just eat that with a spoon with dark chocolate chips on top =)
Lora @cakeduchess says
March 3, 2013 at 7:00 pmGood luck to you, Erin. These photos are tempting and winners to me. So pretty!!
Jennifer @ Not Your Momma's Cookie says
March 4, 2013 at 4:08 pmYum!
Rach says
March 5, 2013 at 10:35 amThese look lovely. My husband loves mint & chocolate together, especially for St. Patty’s Day! He would love this!
Lisa {AuthenticSuburbanGourmet} says
March 5, 2013 at 8:40 pmHow cool that you developed a recipe for nestle! Congrats! It looks absolutely divine!!!
Kim+-+Liv+Life says
December 5, 2014 at 10:26 amI want them!! Love, love the chocolate mint combo!