3 cupcakes with from living Recipes

butter, softened, shortening, sugar, eggs, all-purpose soft-wheat flour, baking powder, salt, buttermilk, vanilla extract, almond extract, paper baking cups, vegetable cooking spray, butter, softened, whipping cream, vanilla bean paste, salt, powdered sugar, drops electric purple food coloring, yellow sanding sugar

egg beaters egg substitute, thawed (or 2 eggs), butter, cake flour or 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, extra-light vegetable oil spread , 60% to 70% tub-style, chilled, splenda sugar substitute , equivalent to 3/4 cup sugar, peppermint extract, nonfat milk, semisweet chocolate chips, semisweet chocolate chips, nonfat milk, cool whip lite, thawed, cool whip lite, thawed, crushed sugar-free red -and-white peppermint candies (optional) or 2 oz grated bittersweet chocolate (optional), dark chocolate, chopped, sugar-free red -and-white peppermint candy, coarsely crushed