Hayden Quinn

Vegetarian · Sweet

29 November 2016

Mint Choc Cupcakes Using Mayo

Yes, you can make sweet treats with Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise! These scrumptious mint choc cupcakes use mayo to make up the ‘fat’ component that you usually find in cake recipes – mayo is a great alternative to oil or butter.

Makes
12
Prep
15 mins
Cook
35 mins
Difficulty
Capable Cooks
Oven
155°C fan-forced
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Ingredients

Chocolate cupcakes

To serve, your choice of toppings

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 155°C fan-forced. Line cupcake tin with cupcake cases.
  2. Mix the dry ingredients together: flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt and bicarbonate of soda.
  3. In separate bowl, whisk together eggs, Hellmann’s mayo, milk and vanilla paste.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix for 30 seconds until well combined, remembering to scrape down sides. Doing this by hand will help ensure you don’t overwork the batter.
  5. Spoon into cupcake cases, filling each ¾ full. Bake for 25–30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from tin and cool completely on a cooling rack.
  6. While cupcakes are cooling, make the mint frosting. Whisk the butter until pale, light and fluffy.
  7. Gradually add half the icing sugar, then add milk, peppermint essence and green colouring, if using. Add the remaining icing sugar and mix for 5 minutes.
  8. Frost cooled cupcakes using a piping bag and top each cup cake with your choice of fun toppings. From adding someone’s favourite treat, to Christmas treats, decorations are an easy way to personalise these fun and novel cupcakes.

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