chocolate chip peanut butter stuffed cupcakes
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Since the discovery of fire, few things have been a more monumental contribution to the confectionery world than the realization that chocolate paired with peanut butter will MELT YOUR FACE!
Reese's had it right, and as a tribute to this combination I set out to create my own take on this dynamic duo! I started wanting neither chocolate nor peanut butter to be the hero of the desert. Balanced; delightfully chocolatey, while still packing the right amount of peanut butter flavor.
The outcome is the recipe for Chocolate Chip-- Peanut Butter Cream Stuffed Cupcakes below.
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yield
2 dozen
prep time
30 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For chocolate chip peanut butter stuffed cupcakes
- FOR DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE BATTER
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3 call purpose flour
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1 1/2 cunsalted butter
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1 1/4 cunsweetened cocoa powder
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1 1/4 chot water
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1 tspbaking powder
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1 tspbaking soda
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2 1/4 csugar
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4eggs (room temp please!!)
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1 1/4 Tbspvanilla extract
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1 csour cream
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1 c60% cocao chocolate chips
- FOR PEANUT BUTTER FILLING
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1/2 cunsalted butter, softened
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1/2 ccreamy peanut butter, organic
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1 cgraham cracker crumbs
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1 cconfectioners' sugar
- FOR FROSTING
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1/2 cunsalted butter, softened
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16 ozconfectioners' sugar
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3 Tbspheavy cream
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1 1/2 tspvanilla extract
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3 Tbspcreamy peanut butter, organic
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2 Tbspdark chocolate sauce
How To Make chocolate chip peanut butter stuffed cupcakes
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1For Cake Batter:
1-Preheat oven to 350'F
2-whisk together cocoa powder and hot water
3-sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder together in a medium mixing bowl. set this dry mixture aside.
4-heat sauce pan over medium heat
5-once pan is hot add butter and sugar, mix until butter is melted and sugar is fully incorporated
6-Put butter/sugar mix in a large mixing bowl, and beat on low for about 5-6 minutes. Make sure butter/sugar is cooled before continuing.
7-Add eggs, one at a time, making sure each is fully mixed in before adding the next.
8-With mixer on low, add flour mixture in 2 batches, adding the sour cream in between the two batches.
9-Beat until completely combined, but do not over work the batter! Fold in the chocolate chips.
10-Add batter to cupcake cups and bake for about 20 minutes. -
2For Peanut Butter Filling:
MASH IT ALL TOGETHER!!!!!!!!! -
3For Butter Cream Peanut butter Frosting:
1- Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, cream, peanutbutter and vanilla together.
2- Fold in chocolate syrup. (I lightly folded it in to create a chocolate ribbon in the frosting. -
4Assembly:
1-After cupcakes are cooled, cut out the centers of cupcakes out. Not too deep, just about 3 quarters of an inch down and 1/2 inch in diameter. (cupcake centers make great snack while you frost.)
2-Spoon in a teaspoon or so of the peanut butter filling into the holes.
3-Pipe on the peanut butter butter cream frosting, making sure to fully conceal the openings you cut into the cakes.
4-Garnish with chocolate sauce. (optional) - Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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