GO IRISH!!
St. Patrick's Day will soon be here and these chocolate and mint cupcakes would do him proud! Light and full of flavor. And, okay, I admit it: there is no Irish whiskey in these, but the GREEN is amazing and so are the mints in these babies. Andes mints are hiding in there and on top. I brought these into work and all 12 were gone by 9am. I had 3 of these cupcakes consumed without even leaving my cubicle by 3 VERY hungry men!
Unabashed consumption of breakfast cupcakes--a sight to warm my heart.
These cupcakes are based on the Grasshopper cocktail, which my parents drank when I was little, like when I was 4 and 5 years old. I remember these, even as a very young kid. Obviously. :) Probably the first cocktail I ever knew about. They are legend in my family stories of our time at Picatinny Arsenel in New Jersey. Yes, I'm sorta an Army brat and believe it or not, my dad was a REAL rocket scientist. Those were back in the lazy days of playing outside all day and watching the tar bubble up in the roads on a hot summer day. Not wearing shoes and learning the phrase, "It's either: IN or OUT!"
I used Jacqueline's famous Mint Julep Cupcake recipe as the basis for this cupcake. I am truly amazed by this recipe. This are the BEST recipe so far as they achieve the crumb and moisture I've been searching for since we started this blog. Give them a try and you won't be disappointed.
And, look, can't you just smell the mint and see how luscious these are? No delayed gratification this time!
