Green Velvet Mint Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

• Green Velvet Mint Cupcakes with Orange Frosting~
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 T cocoa
• 1 t salt
• 1 t baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 T vinegar
• 1/2 t mint extract or 1 t vanilla extract
• 1 oz Green Food Coloring
• 10 peppermint patties, frozen
• Cream Cheese Frosting~
• 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 t vanilla extract
• 1 bag (2 lb) powdered sugar
• milk as needed
• few drops of orange food coloring, if desired
• Healthy Note: Fat-free egg product can replace eggs at a savings of 5 grams of fat each. Use 1/4 cup egg product for each large egg~
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