Christmas Dessert Recipes, Peppermint Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 ¾ C. cake flour
• 2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• ¾ C. butter, softened
• ¼ C. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
• 1 ¾ C. granulated sugar
• 5 egg whites
• 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• ½ tsp. peppermint extract
• ½ C. + 2 Tbsp. sour cream
• 1 C. half and half
• Crushed peppermint candies for garnish
• 12 oz. white chocolate, chopped
• ¾ C. heavy cream
• ½ C. butter, softened
• ½ C. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
• ¾ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 7 C. powdered sugar, sifted