Grinch Cupcakes

These classic and iconic Grinch cupcakes are so perfect. I love watching the Grinch around the holidays, so these cupcakes were a no brainer. They have the perfect amount of chocolate flavor and are so moist. Let’s get baking!

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• a pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 baking powder
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons (softened)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

1. First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
3. Add in the eggs one at a time. Scrape down sides as needed. Then, mix in the vanilla extract. Set aside.
4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa, and salt. 
5. Now alternately add in the flour mixture and milk. The batter will be thick at first and then as you add in the milk it will thin out.
6.  Spoon the batter in the cupcake tin. Fill them 3/4 full.
7. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until toothpick is inserted and comes out clean. Cool completely.
8. Make my vanilla buttercream recipe. You can even add some peppermint extract to give it a little holiday flavor! Dye the frosting green and fill piping bag fitted with a 2D or 1M tip.
9. Start on the outside and frost up and toward the middle. You can gently shake your hand if you want to create that ruffle kind of effect (thats what I did). Stick on a heart shaped sprinkle and enjoy!

Thanks for baking with me!

~ Nataliec