Chocolate Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Frosting
"A wonderful combination of flavors and the frosting is fantastic."
Yield
15 servingsPrep
45 minCook
20Ready
2 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | tablespoons |
butter, unsalted
at room temperature, 1 1/2 sticks |
|
| ⅔ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
brown sugar, light
packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
extra-large, at room temperature |
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
pure |
|
| 1 | cup |
buttermilk
shaked, at room temperature |
|
| ½ | cup |
sour cream
at room temperature |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
coffee
brewed |
|
| 1 ¾ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | cup |
cocoa powder
good quality |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
baking soda
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
kosher salt
|
|
| Kathleen's peanut butter icing, recipe follows | |||
| 1 | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 1 | cup |
peanut butter
creamy |
|
| 5 | tablespoons |
butter, unsalted
at room temperature |
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
pure |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
kosher salt
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8E+2 | ml |
butter, unsalted
at room temperature, 1 1/2 sticks |
|
| 158 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 158 | ml |
brown sugar, light
packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
extra-large, at room temperature |
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
vanilla extract
pure |
|
| 237 | ml |
buttermilk
shaked, at room temperature |
|
| 118 | ml |
sour cream
at room temperature |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
coffee
brewed |
|
| 414 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 237 | ml |
cocoa powder
good quality |
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
kosher salt
|
|
| Kathleen's peanut butter icing, recipe follows | |||
| 237 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 237 | ml |
peanut butter
creamy |
|
| 75 | ml |
butter, unsalted
at room temperature |
|
| 3.8 | ml |
vanilla extract
pure |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
kosher salt
|
|
| 79 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
|
|
Directions
Source: Barefoot Contessa at Home
Chopped salted peanuts for decoratating (opt)
Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). 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 eggs 1 at a time, add 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.
Frost each cooled cupcake and sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.
Kathleen's 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.
