Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

I don't know where my parents went wrong, but I don't like cake.

(*gasp*, there, I said it!)

This however, is a REALLLLLY yummy cupcake! 

I don't know if I liked it because it was smothered in cream cheese frosting, 

or peppermint bits, but it was GOOD!

I originally got the idea from my sister, she made peppermint brownies & sent me a picture... yes, naturally that craving for chocolate came, and I gave in. 

I however did not have any brownie mix at my house, 

but I did have chocolate cake (and cream cheese frosting!)

(after all, whe we need chocolate, just about any chocolate will work- right?)

I made my chocolate cupcakes according to the package directions, 

smothered them with a huge mound of cream cheese frosting,

(remember- I don't usually like cake.),  

and topped them off with crushed peppermint candies. 

(I crushed the peppermint candies in my food processor- 

FYI, you can't leave them  in there for too long or they will turn to powder.)

To answer your question- yes, this the spot... 

and I may have to make these again- they really were THAT good! 

I ended up taking them to church that night for my youth group (my husband doesnt' like cake either, and there's no way I was going to let my 2 year old and myself eat all of these.)

They were a hit- the teens DEVOURED them. :D