Try this recipe for Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter frosting for an easy dessert.
Oh So Yummy.
This week I made some Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting for a friend’s birthday. I love the fact that we like the same flavors so it made it easy. There is just something about this peanut butter frosting that I could eat it for dinner or the main course. I mean it is protein right?
Her birthday was over the weekend and I surprised her with a dozen cupcakes. She had some company over for her birthday so she was nice enough to share with them. I really like to give cupcakes because they are just the right size and it is like a little gift that you unwrap, just before you eat it.
How are they made?
For the cupcakes I used Hershey’s Dark Chocolate cocoa powder and then topped it off with peanut butter frosting with a chocolate ganache drizzle on top. They were really moist and they were topped with a creamy delicious frosting, and I added a peanut butter chip on top. Yum Yum.
- 1 1/2 sticks of butter
- 1 2/3 cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 3 Large Eggs
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/4 ts of baking soda
- 1/4 ts of baking powder
- 1 ts Salt
- 2/3 cup of dark chocolate cocoa powder
- 1 1/3 cup hot water
- Frosting
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 3 cups sifted powder sugar
- 2 ts Vanilla Extract
- 2 TB Milk
- Chocolate Ganache and peanut butter chips (optional)
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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Line your cupcake pan with greaseproof liners.
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Mix your butter and sugar in electric mixer until creamed. Add one egg at a time. Add Vanilla. Start mixing your dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Sift with a whisk. Start alternating your dry ingredients into your butter with water. Stop mixer and scrape bowl and mix again.
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Bake cupcakes 18 - 20 minutes and remove from oven and cool.
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Frosting:
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Start mixing, butter and peanut butter, add powder sugar and vanilla. Mix all ingredients adding milk at the end and using enough to make a good consistency.
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Once cool Frost cupcakes.
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Add optional ganache with fork or piping bag.
What special treat do you like to make for birthdays?
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I love chocolate and peanut butter together, these cupcakes sound amazing!
Joy @ Joy Love Food recently posted…What’d You Do This Weekend? #15
These look so divine. Thanks for sharing, pinning, tweeting and visiting from Two Cup Tuesday LInky Party.
Kim @ The Baking ChocolaTess recently posted…Strawberry Ice Box Cake
These look amazing! I love peanut butter, but have never made a peanut butter frosting. I think I need to change that soon!
Carlee @cookingwithcarlee recently posted…Heavenly Brown Sugar Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Hi there! Visiting from the Lou Lou Girls’ link party. This look so yummy! I love how dark the chocolate cake looks. Thanks for sharing the recipe! I also host a link party on Mondays on my blog, and it would be great if you could join us!
Ashley recently posted…Crepe Paper Calla Lily
These look amazing! Pinning asap. 🙂
Megan @ Our PInteresting Family recently posted…Simple Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
These look amazing! I am such a fan of dark chocolate, especially if there is peanut butter involved. These would not last long in our home!
I stopped by from Whimsy Wednesday.
Jessy @ The Life Jolie recently posted…10 Mothers Day Gifts Under $20
You had me at peanut butter. These look so so good! The cake looks really moist.
Angelina recently posted…Lavender French Country Table Setting
These look delicious! I’ll definitely have to make them
Alice Megan recently posted…A Disney Wishlist & Giveaway
I’m loving this! I’m always so impressed by your masterpieces. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to party with us. I hope to see you on Monday at 7. Happy Mother’s Day! Lou Lou Girls
Lou Lou Girls recently posted…Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Oh boy this makes my chocolate loving heart very happy!
Julie is Hostess At Heart recently posted…Strawberry Slab Pie
It looks so yummy.
Thank for sharing.
I will try to make it