Chocolate Mint Cupcakes

Yesterday's mini cupcake disaster inspired me to turn the rest of the chocolate batter into perfect regular size cupcakes.  I was able to salvage enough for 21 perfect Chocolate Mint cupcakes.

The cupcakes are a moist chocolate cupcake topped with a perfectly smooth mint buttercream all topped with green sugar crystals.  A perfect combination of chocolate and mint.  Yummm-o!

Here's the recipe, click on the image to make it bigger!  The cupcake is my basic chocolate recipe and  the frosting a very easy to make mint buttercream.  I also recorded a video tutorial while I made the mint buttercream, it's a bit wobbly, but it shows you how to make the perfect minty goodness!