I had an appointment with my dermatologist the other day. We’ve been friends since we were at school and I know she doesn’t have much time so I decided to bring her a little something – and of course I’m talking food 🙂
I made these peanut butter cupcakes from Making Cupcakes with Lola. Yes, I know: yet another! But they all look so irresistible that I want to bake – and eat! – them all 😛 To top these I used semi sweet chocolate ganache and decorated with finely chopped peanuts. That’s the only thing I changed from the original recipe because – you already know by now – I’m not a huge fan of buttercream.
PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES
INGREDIENTS
200g flour
1½ tsp baking powder
175g unsalted butter, room temperature
200g muscovado sugar
200g peanut butter
2 large eggs
150ml milk
METHOD
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper cups.
Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add peanut butter and beat. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Alternately add flour and milk, leaving baking powder to mix in with the last portion of flour.
Pour batter into the prepared cups, filling up to ⅔, and bake for 20-25 minutes.
FILLING, TOP AND DECORATION
1 quantity semi sweet chocolate ganache
100g ground peanuts
Core cupcakes after cooled and fill with ganache. Place lids back on and spread a little ganache on top.
Put ground peanuts on a small plate and roll the edge of the cupcakes on it.
tea with erika 
These are so cute and look so delicious!
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These paper cups really add some oomph to them, don’t they 😉
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I keep on coming back to this one!
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They’re delicious indeed 😀
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What delicious cupcakes, I would eat these forever 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
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Thanks, dear Uru! They were very good indeed 🙂
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Darling Erika, You always make one-of-a-kind cupcakes. The table you have used as the background is special too. Do join us at Angies’s Fiesta Fridays! 😀 )))
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Awn, thank you! I’ll certainly join you 🙂 BTW, that table is from Syria.
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this looks so yummy!! 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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I’d like to play the role of your friend in this story… how lucky she is??? Since I love peanut butter, I cannot imagine how good these cupcakes have to be!
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She is, isn’t she 😉 All I’m gonna tell you is that they were really moist and fluffy 🙂
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Hi Erika, I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it to you, but I’ve been hosting a blog party called Fiesta Friday. Would love for you to join and mingle with us. These cupcakes look scrumptious; you’re a great friend! 🙂
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Thank you, Angie! I’ll definitely join your party 🙂 Sounds like lots of fun!
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These look lovely. Lucky dermatologist!
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She’s a lovely gal 🙂 Thank you!
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Yummy! These look great and I love the snazzy cupcake cases! 🙂
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I know she loves to dress up so I dressed up her cupcakes too 🙂 Thank you!
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