Name: Mint Chocolate Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 100g/4oz plain flour; 40g/1½oz cocoa powder; ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp baking soda; 100g/4oz caster sugar; 50g/2oz brown sugar; 2 large eggs, at room temperature; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 115g/4¼oz unsalted butter, melted; 120ml/4½fl oz buttermilk; For the mint buttercream; 200g/7oz unsalted butter, at room temperature; 450g/1lb icing sugar; 1-3 tbsp milk; ½ tsp peppermint extract; Green food colouring; Shamrock chocolates, to decorate

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