Comments on: Dark Chocolate Creme de Menthe Cupcakes

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:20:42 +0000

These look wonderful! I’ve been looking for the a cupcake recipe for my sister’s wedding, (instead of having a cake made, they are having 10 or 12 family members and friends make their own cakes or cupcakes.) This one is perfect because they are going to Ireland on their honeymoon, it just fits! :)

By: Leah

Leah — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:48:22 +0000

The cupcake turned out WONDERFUL, but I had some issues with the frosting. It was way too sweet, and the butter level was crazy high. Great job on the cupcake recipe though. They turned out absolutely perfect.

By: SAIRA

SAIRA — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:35:12 +0000

Hi, these cup cakes look amazing. I would really love to give it a try but i don’t know where to get the creme de menthing flavour, yhe only thing i found was pepper mint flavour. Please can you tell me where i can buy the creme de menthing flavour?
thank you!
SAIRA

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:10:21 +0000

There are lots of reasons why your cupcakes could have sunk. Check your oven, make sure the temperature is accurate. The recipes are written for low-altitude, if you’re higher than a 3,000 ft or so you will have to make changes. Don’t overmix the batter. Don’t overfill your cupcake tins. Don’t open the oven during the cooking process. After you’ve checked all those things, and they still sink, try either decreasing the leavening just a bit, or adding another tablespoon or two of flour. The lack of eggs does make the cupcake a bit more fragile – but with some tweaking they should turn out just fine. :) Good luck!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:44:04 +0000

I’ve actually never baked anything from scratch before these cupcakes and although they did not turn out as expected, they were delicious. I was drawn to this recipe because it seemed possible. I’ve never seen a baking recipe that ever seemed possible for me to do before. It all had to do with the coconut milk instead of eggs. I have an unreasonable fear of eggs. I don’t like them and I don’t like cooking with them, so most cakes and pies are not an option… until now! However, I do have a question. My cupcakes sank in the middle just like the picture of that first batch you did. My cupcakes were trying to be doughnuts so I filled them with chocolate chips and they really were delicious, but I would rather them look like cupcakes. Any ideas on how to fix this. I checked them at 18 mins and that’s when they fell. Is it possible that I just needed to cook them longer and leave them alone? Is it the amount of flour? My husband swears it’s the coconut milk and that eggs would fix it all, but I don’t want to believe that. Please help my poor little, wanna-be doughnut, super-delicious anyway cupcakes!