Ingredients

  • 1-1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/4 teaspoons Salt
  • 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter
  • 1 cup White Sugar
  • 1 whole Large Egg
  • 2 Egg Whites
  • 1/2 cups Whole Milk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1 teaspoon Peppermint Extract
  • FOR THE ICING:
  • 1 jar (7 Oz. Size) Marshmallow Creme
  • 1 container (8 Oz. Size) Frozen Whipped Topping, Thawed
  • 1/8 teaspoons Peppermint Extract

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
  • Cream butter with mixer until light and fluffy; slowly add sugar. Add egg and egg whites until blended. Add half the flour mixture; mix until just blended. Add the milk and the extracts, mix until just blended. Slowly add remaining flour mixture.
  • Pour evenly into a paper-lined muffin tin. Bake for approximately 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool before icing.
  • To make icing, beat marshmallow creme, whipped topping, and peppermint extract together at high speed with an electric mixer for 1 to 2 minutes or until glossy and stiff peaks form.