Ganache Covered Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Icing
- FOR THE CUPCAKES:
- 1 teaspoon Baking Poweder
- 2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 pinch Salt
- 2 cups Sugar
- 3/4 cups Dark Cocoa Powder
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1/2 cups Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup Hot Coffee
- 1 cup Milk
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
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- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 2 cups Confectioners Sugar
- 1 cup Marshmallow Cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 cup Shortening
- 2 Tablespoons Milk
- 1/4 cups Peanut Butter
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- FOR THE GANACHE:
- 1 cup Chocolate
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- To prepare cake batter:
- Combine 1st 6 ingredients (dry ingredients). Add eggs, oil, coffee, milk, and vanilla and stir to combine. Batter should be thin.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour batter into lined muffin tins (24 count) and bake for 20 minutes or until cake springs back to the touch.
- Whip frosting ingredients together on high for 3-5 minutes.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. Stick in the freezer to chill for 10 minutes.
- Make ganache. Heat 1 Cup of cream until nearly boiling, add 1 cup of your finest chopped chocolate. Mix until chocolate is melted.
- Dip cold cupcakes in ganache.
- Serve with a cup of coffee and a smile.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/ganache-covered-cupcakes-with-peanut-butter-icing/ (may not work)