Ingredients for - Chocolate-Peppermint Cupcakes

1. Unsweetened cocoa powder 5 cups
2. All-purpose flour 1 cup
3. Cake flour ½ cup
4. Salt ½ teaspoon
5. Baking powder ¼ teaspoon
6. Baking soda ⅛ teaspoon
7. White sugar 2 ⅔ cups
8. Unsalted butter, softened 1 cup
9. Eggs 5 large
10. Vanilla extract 1 ½ teaspoons
11. Peppermint extract ¼ teaspoon
12. Buttermilk 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate-Peppermint Cupcakes

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.

2 . Stage

Stir cocoa, all-purpose flour, cake flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a large bowl.

3 . Stage

Beat sugar and butter together in a separate bowl until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla and peppermint extracts. Stir in dry ingredients until well mixed. Add buttermilk and stir just until moistened.

4 . Stage

Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes spring back when lightly touched, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.