1/2 C sugar
1/4 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 plus 1/8 tsp baking soda
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 plus 1/8 tsp salt
1/4 C heavy cream
1/4 C sour cream
1/2 C crushed candy canes
red food coloring

Cupcake directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pan with liners
• In a standing mixer beat sugar and butter until creamed
• Add egg and mix until fully incorporated
• Beat in vanilla extract, salt, baking soda, baking powder.
• Combine the heavy cream into the wet mixture
• Add in flour, a little at a time.
• Add in the sour cream
• Mix in the candy canes
• Split batter into two bowls
• Add a few drops of red food coloring into one bowl and mix
• Scoop a little bit of both batters into the cupcake liners until about 3/4 full.
• Bake in oven for about 22 minutes or until the center of the cupcake comes out clean with a toothpick.

Frosting ingredients and directions:

• 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
  1 1/2 C powder sugar
  1 tsp peppermint extract
  3-5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  red gel food coloring
  1 large piping bag fitted with a star tip
• Using a standing mixer, combine the butter, powder sugar, peppermint extract and heavy whipping cream and mix until combined and stiff peaks form
• Split the frosting into two bowls
• Add some red food coloring into one of the bowls
• Place the piping bag into a glass and fold the edge over
• Using a spoon, scoop some red frosting onto one side of the piping bag
• Scoop some white frosting onto the other side of the piping bag
• Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes

Decorating ingredients and instructions

• 2 packages of Hostess mini chocolate doughnuts
• 1 C white chocolate chips, melted
• 1 C crushed candy canes
• 24 mini candy canes
• 1 squeeze bottle
• red and white stripped paper straws cut into 3rd’s
• Directions
• Place doughnuts onto the baking sheet and set aside
• Melt the chocolate in 40-30 second and stir occasionally until completely melted
• Pour the chocolate into a squeeze bottle
• Wrap a paper towel around the bottle and pipe some white chocolate onto the doughnuts to look like snow
• Sprinkle crushed candy
• Let sit for 30 minutes for the chocolate to harden
• Place doughnut into the center of the frosting
• Sprinkle some more crushed candy canes onto the frosting
• Add two mini candy canes into the left side of the frosting
• Add to straws into the right side of the frosting
• Enjoy!