• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
That Recipe
  • Recipes
  • Members
  • Subscribe
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Members
  • Subscribe
  • follow the fun

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • Members
    • Subscribe
  • follow the fun

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • ×

    Home » Our latest posts » Cakes

    Peppermint Snowflake Cupcakes a Semi Homemade Treat

    December 11, 2022 Filed Under: Cakes, Desserts

    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
    Peppermint Snowflake Cupcakes are an easy semi homemade treat perfect for celebrating Christmas or any winter party.

    Do you need an easy but festive holiday dessert? Check out these semi-homemade Peppermint Snowflake Cupcakes.

    white cupcake on a plate with text overlay "peppermint snowflake cupcakes"

    These festive cupcakes start with a boxed cake mix, just to make life a little easier. And then I added peppermint extract and crushed candy canes. And for those of us that suck at cake and cupcake decorating (or want something pretty but easy) a simple buttercream frosting, with some white sugar sprinkles and homemade white chocolate snowflakes.

    Making the Chocolate Snowflakes

    I used white chocolate because I wanted white on white to create a snowy effect. But, you can use colored melting wafers, or some food coloring. I think blue would be really pretty.

    If you are using white chocolate chips you NEED the coconut oil to keep the snowflakes from melting when handling.

    Print this Snowflake Template and put on a baking sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper on top (so you can see the template through it).

    Melt the chocolate and use a piping bag with a fine tip or a sandwich bag with one corner snipped off.

    Then pipe the lines on the template, cleaning up with a toothpick as needed. Chill them until ready to decorate the cupcakes.

    More Christmas Cupcake Recipes from #OurFamilyTable

    Our family table logo

    Cookies are one way to celebrate the holidays, but if you want something a little different this year, try these cupcake recipes:

    Delicious Cupcake Recipes

    • Caramel Irish Cream Cupcakes from Palatable Pastime
    • Grapefruit Cupcakes from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
    • Orange Cranberry White Chocolate Cupcakes from Pandemonium Noshery
    • Peppermint Snowflake Cupcakes from That Recipe
    • Sugar Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Buttercream from Art of Natural Living


    We share Recipes From Our Dinner Table! Join our group and share your recipes, too! While you're at it, join our Pinterest board, too!

    Peppermint Snowflake Cupcakes

    white cupcake on a plate with text overlay "peppermint snowflake cupcakes"
    Print Recipe Pin Recipe

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 box white cake mix
    • 1 cup water
    • 3 large egg whites
    • ½ cup vegetable oil
    • ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
    • 20-24 mini candy canes or starlight mints (broken into small pieces)

    decorations

    • ½ cup white chocolate chips (see note)
    • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
    • white sugar sprinkles

    buttercream frosting

    • ½ cup butter
    • ½ cup vegetable shortening
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla or peppermint extract
    • 4 cups powdered sugar
    • 2 tablespoons milk (more or less)

    Instructions
     

    Cupcakes

    • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 cupcake tins with wrappers.
    • In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, eggs, oil, water and pepermint extract. Beat two minutes on medium until fluffy. Fold in broken candy cane pieces.
    • Fill cupcake cups ⅔ full. Bake 14-19 minutes. Remove cupcakes from the oven and place on a cooling rack to cool.

    Make Chocolate Snowflakes

    • Print snowflake template. Place on a baking sheet and cover with a piece of waxed or parchment paper.
    • In a microwave safe dish, add white chocolate and coconut oil. Heat for 30 seconds and stir until chocolate chips are completely melted.
    • Pour chocolate into a small plastic bag, snip off a small piece of one corner. Pipe along the lines of the snowflake template. Sprinkle with white sugar sprinkles.
    • Place the baking tray in the refrigerator to harden.

    Buttercream Frosting

    • In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and shortening until blended and fluffy. Beat in vanilla or peppermint extract.
    • Add powdered sugar one cup at a time, scraping bowl as needed, until completely blended.
    • Thin to desired consistency with milk.

    Assemble the Cupcakes

    • When cupcakes are cool, frost with with buttercream. Add a snowflake to each cupcake and sprinkle with white sugar sprinkles.

    Notes

    Instead of white chocolate chips and coconut oil you can use melting wafers in white or any other color you prefer.

    Sound fabulous? Share it!

    More Cupcake Recipes

    White Chocolate Latte Cupcakes taste like an upside coffee drink with white chocolate cupcakes topped with a rich coffee frosting.
    White Chocolate Latte Cupcakes
    Cherry Root Beer Spice Cupcakes - thatrecipe.com
    Cherry Root Beer Spice Cupcakes
    Gifts in a Jar: Mocha Cupcakes. Homemade chocolate cake mix recipe made with coffee make delicious moist mocha cake.
    Mocha Cupcakes

    Until next time, happy eating!
    ~Audrey

    More Cakes

    • slice of apple cake on a plate
      Irish Apple Cake Makes a Simple Homey Dessert
    • slice of iced gingerbread loaf cake
      Gingerbread Loaf Cake is a Slice of Holiday Cheer
    • coffee cake on a plate with text overlay "chocolate swirl coffee cake"
      Chocolate Swirl Coffee Cake Easy and Delicious Treat
    • lemon blueberry jelly roll on a plate
      Lemon Blueberry Jelly Roll Cake Sweet Taste of Spring

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    audrey humaciu in kitchen

    Welcome

    I'm your hostess, Audrey, an avid "maker" that believes home made is better.

    Whether it's cooking, crafting, gardening, home décor, even blog design, I love getting my hands dirty and trying new things... even if I make a mess in the process.

    Discover more about me →

    Fresh Spring Tastes

    • strawberry muffins in a muffin tin with text overlay "sourdough strawberry muffins"
      Sourdough Strawberry Muffins Tangy Sweet Muffins
    • carrot muffins topped with granola on a cooling rack
      Carrot Granola Muffins with No Refined Sugar
    • spinach and strawberry salad with text overlay "strawberry spinach salad with hot bacon dressing"
      Strawberry Spinach Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing is a Delightful Spring Salad
    • artichoke halves on a plate with dipping sauce
      Herb Roasted Artichokes with Easy Creamy Dip

    See more Spring Produce Recipes→

    tablet with ebook on display and text overlay "Seasoned with Love: 60 seasoning mix recipes from around the world"

    Tried and True Recipes

    • piece of bread dipped in cheese fondue with text overlay "alcohol free cheese fondue"
      Alcohol Free Cheese Fondue: Easy Family Dinner in 20 Minutes!
    • close up of popover in a pan with text overlay "Julia Child's Popovers"
      Julia Child's Popovers A Classic Recipe Made Easy
    • fork holidng a piece of lasagna with text overlay "no boil meat lasagna"
      The Original Barilla 4 Layer No Boil Lasagna Recipe
    • jar filled with granola
      Homemade Granola is as Easy as 1-2-3

    See our Top 10 Recipes →

    follow the fun

    • Bloglovin
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy/Disclosures
    • Cookie Notice

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact
    • Work with me

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2023 ThatRecipe

    Manage Cookie Consent
    We use cookies to optimize our website and our service.
    Functional Always active
    The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
    Preferences
    The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
    Statistics
    The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
    Marketing
    The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
    Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
    Preferences
    {title} {title} {title}