CREME DE MENTHE BROWNIE-CAKES (GLUTEN-FREE)

St. Patrick's Day birthday treat:

My boyfriend's birthday falls on St. Paddy's Day and I like to make him something homemade and GREEN for his birthday treat. Lately I have been craving my aunt's recipe for creme de menthe cake, so I decided to experiment a bit and try out a gluten free, brownie version (I call them brownie-cakes). This is a super simple recipe with very few ingredients - score!

Enjoy...and may the luck o' the Irish be with you always :)

CRÈME DE MENTHE BROWNIE-CAKES

Yield 12 brownie cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 1 box of Betty Crocker's gluten free brownie mix (and the ingredients for the brownie mix (2 eggs and 1/4 c. of melted butter))

• 1/4 c. Creme de Menthe liquer

• 1 jar Hershey's fudge topping

Topping (frosting):

• 8 oz. tub of cool whip (I used extra creamy)

• 3-4 Tbsp. Creme de Menthe liquer

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cupcake liners in a cupcake pan.

• Mix the brownies according to the box directions; add in 1/4 c. Creme de Menthe liquer.

• Pour batter into cupcake liners (2/3 full). Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. Cool brownie-cakes completely.

• "Frost" the brownie-cakes with the Hershey fudge topping.

• In the cool whip tub fold in 3-4 Tbsp. Creme de Menthe liquer and spread the cool whip mixture over the fudge topping. Chill until ready to eat.

*Add St. Patrick's Day sprinkles for festivity :)

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