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Barefoot Contessa's Chocolate Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Icing
photo by Sweet Sugarplums
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
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24 cupcakes
ingredients
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2⁄3 cup granulated sugar
- 2⁄3 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk, shaken, at room temperature
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons brewed coffee
- 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup good cocoa powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
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Peanut Butter Icing
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3⁄4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄3 cup heavy cream
- chopped salted peanuts, to decorate (optional)
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and 2 sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes.
- Lower the speed to medium, add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, and coffee.
- In another bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
- On low speed, add the buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture alternately in thirds to the mixer bowl, beginning with the buttermilk mixture and ending with the flour mixture.
- Mix only until blended.
- Fold the batter with a rubber spatula to be sure it's completely blended.
- Divide the batter among the cupcake pans (1 rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount).
- Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pans, and allow to cool completely before frosting.
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Peanut Butter Icing:
- Place the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment.
- Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as you work.
- Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth.
- Frost each cupcake with Peanut Butter Icing and sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.
Reviews
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5 stars for the icing. I added a little more sea salt to it AND used the salted butter. Since the cupcake recipe didn't get reviews as good as the icing, I used the Hershey's "perfectly chocolate" cake recipe instead and they got rave reviews at my husband's birthday party. I topped them with 1/2 of a mini peanut butter cup and they were delicious! Note: If you use the Hershey's cake recipe, ONLY FILL THE CUPCAKE CUPS 1/2 FULL!
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This frosting is SO good! I did not make the cake, as I have fallen in love with the peanut butter chocolate cake recipe #261980, but I find that it's peanut butter frosting is not peanut-buttery enough. This is just what I was looking for. I substituted half and half for the heavy cream. I also used salted butter, and I meant to leave out some of the salt called for in the recipe, but I forgot, and it still turned out delicious.
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