Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Peanut Butter & Chocolate Cupcakes




Specifically: perfectly moist chocolate cupcakes with a ridiculously decadent peanut butter frosting. What's not to love? They ended up tasting like giant peanut butter cups.



Ingredients:

- 1/2 cup cocoa powder

- 1 cup boiling water

- 1 1/3rd cups AP flour

- 2 tsp Baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt

- 1/2 cup unsalted butter

- 1 cup sugar

- 2 eggs

- 2 Tbsp vanilla extract

- 1/2 cup butter

- 1 cup smooth peanut butter

- 2 cups confectioners sugar

- 3 Tbsp milk


Method:

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line 12 muffin cups with paper liners
- Mix cocoa with boiling water and stir until it forms a smooth lumpless paste
- Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl
- Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla extract.
- Add flour and beat until just combined then stir in cocoa and mix completely
- Fill muffin cups until 2/3rds full and bake for 16-20 minutes.

Make Frosting:

- Beat butter and peanut butter until combined
- Add confectioners sugar and milk and beat until thoroughly combined and fluffy

- Try not to eat all the frosting with a spoon...just sayin'


Then distribute to people who you want to love you and/or need massive favors from :)





2 comments:

chad said...

they were amazing!! now, the question is, do you love me or need a favor?

Bad Ass Baker said...

No No No Chad, I want YOU to love ME. Read the fine print :)