Last Minute St. Patrick's Day Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

What's your favourite cupcake flavour? Mine has always been and I think will always be mint chocolate. I love the vibrant green icing of these cupcakes, adorned with a little green sweet, these are some of the cutest St. Patricks Day cupcakes, but to be honest I think these can and should be eaten all year round. Warning these cupcakes are not for the faint hearted, only try these if you are a true chocaholic!

Ingredients:
For the cakes:
200g Flour
1/2 tsp Bicarbonate soda
5 tbs Cocoa powder
250g Maple Syrup
175ml Milk
4 tbs Yogurt or buttermilk
1 Small avocado, mashed
2 tsp Peppermint extract

For the Icing:
175g Butter, softened
275g Icing sugar
Drop of milk
1 tsp Peppermint extract
Drop of Green food colouring

Method:

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F,Gas mark 4). Line a muffin tray with 12 paper cupcake cases.
• Combine all cake ingredients and mix until smooth.
• Spoon the mixture into cupcake cases and bake for 20 - 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
• Leave to cool for at least half an hour.
• While the cakes are cooling make the icing.
• Mix the butter and sugar, add the milk as needed to soften the mixture. Add the peppermint and food colouring as desired.
• Once completely cool, ice the chocolate cakes and adorn with a chocolate sweet if desired.