Dessert Recipes
Audrey Henry's Frango Mint Cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 squares unsweetened chocolate
- 1 small box vanilla wafers
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 teaspoon peppermint flavoring
- 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Beat together butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add melted chocolate and beat well.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well until really fluffy.
- Add peppermint flavoring.
- Crush the vanilla wafers and sprinkle a spoonful of wafer crumbs into 18 cupcake holders.
- Spoon in chocolate mixture and sprinkle with remaining crumbs.
- Freeze, and serve with a dollop of whipped cream on top.
Attribution
Oregon Daily Emerald - December 4, 2000