Coca-Cola Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting

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Hi friends,

Have you checked out the #MerryBlogmas link parties yet? There’s some awesome creativity happening over there! To celebrate Blogmas in my own way, and continue with my Holiday Hootenanny, I’ve decided to post once a day leading up to Christmas! This week’s party is all about recipes so get ready for some yummy Christmas food related posts headed your way!

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One of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is to bake. I bake with family, I bake with friends, I bake by myself for family and friends. Baking for the people I love is just a small way to Share Holiday Joy with those around me.

I definitely go into baking overload during this time of year, especially with anything peppermint. Peppermint and Christmas just go hand in hand. While I was brainstorming peppermint dessert ideas, and watching endless amounts of Christmas movies on TV, a Coca-Cola commercial came on. Their Christmas commercials make me oh, so happy and it got me thinking, what if I incorporated Coke into one of the recipes?

I headed to Sam’s Club to pick up a couple things, and saw that they carried Coke in glass bottles. It was perfection. I was going to get some Coke anyways for a party I was throwing (because I’m a Coca-Cola girl, through and through) and it would be even more festive in glass bottles! So vintage, so cute.

These are the Coke de Mexico Coca-Cola, available at Sam’s Club, and are made with real sugar and no high fructose corn syrup. I loved that they came in packs of 24, plenty for my party guests and maybe even some left over for stocking stuffers! While I was there I also saw that they had 4-packs of 2-liter Coke and Diet Coke at a special price of $3.98. I made sure to grab some Diet Coke for my party too.

I did have a couple glass bottles left over after my party, and knew these would be great stocking stuffers for friends and family. But I wanted to dress them up a little and decided to get a little crafty.

Supply List

• chalkboard paint
• paintbrush
• chalk (white and various colors)
• silver pipe cleaners

Instructions

1. Paint the entire bottle with chalkboard paint. Let dry. After it’s dry, draw on a Christmas tree. You can either do a “classic” white chalk or a “festive” colored chalk.

2. Take your silver pipe cleaner and form a star. Wrap around the neck of the bottle and give to anyone on your list!

What are some of your favorite recipes for this time of year that Share Holiday Joy? I’m sure they’d pair great with Coca-Cola! Be sure to swing by Sam’s Club and pick up this awesome deal!

Be sure to stop by the #MerryBlogmas recipes link party and link up your most festive posts!