Preheat oven to 180 °C. Line muffin tray with paper cups (alternatively grease).
In a baking bowl, thoroughly mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, chocolate drops and candy cane pieces.
In another bowl, lightly beat the egg. Briskly mix in sugar, oil, vanilla and buttermilk. Add flour-cocoa mixture and fold in just gently: Stirring only until dry ingredients are just wet.
Pour 3/4 of the batter into the prepared muffin pan. Place in hot oven and bake on middle rack for 20-25 minutes. Let cool completely.
Meanwhile, for the topping, slowly melt chocolate with butter over a water bath. Let cool slightly before using again.
For the decoration, cut out stars from white fondant. Roll thin strands of red and remaining white fondant: Wrap the two strands around each other and “wuzel” them smoothly on the work surface until a uniform, two-colored strand is created. Cut into 3-4 cm long pieces and bend into “candy canes”.
Spread the cooled cupcakes thickly with chocolate cream, place fondant stars and candy canes decoratively on top. Sprinkle with gold powder and sugar sprinkles to taste.
Store Candy Cane Cupcakes in a cool place until serving.
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