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
- 1/4 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
- 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:
they were amazing!! now, the question is, do you love me or need a favor?
No No No Chad, I want YOU to love ME. Read the fine print :)
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