My mom finally broke down and gave me my Gram's recipe for my favorite cupcakes. They're too good not to share (even though I may be disowned....lol)
Peanut Butter Cup-cakes
Cupcakes
1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1/2 cup of sifted good quality cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
5 tablespoons canola oil (or any veg. oil, even olive oil)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cold water
3oz semi sweet chocolate chips
Put your dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix well.
Add the oil, egg, cold water and vanilla. Mix well. Fold in chocolate chips.
Like cupcake tin with paper cups and fill each about 2/3 full.
Bake at 350°F until toothpick comes out dry. 15-20 min.
Peanut Butter Cream Filling
1/2 cup butter
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 3/4 cup powdered sugar
3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
Mix well and fill a pastry syringe with mixture.
Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting
1 stick softened butter
2/3 cup cocoa powder
2 2/3 cup powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Mix well and set aside. NOTE: This frosting is very rich, frost cupcakes sparingly unless you have some serious PMS that needs taming
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Inject about 1 to 2 oz peanut butter cream into cooled cupcakes. You will have plently of cream to slip a little extra in each. Frost cupcakes and enjoy!
For cakes, double both cake batter and chocolate frosting, use peanut butter cream between layers.
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