First game of the season is a win. It was a perfect day for football, and I have some great tan lines to show for it. Since J’s guys played so great I thought I would try something new and make frosting from scratch. I’m so glad that I did because it turned out great! I could have eaten it by the spoonful, but that would mean more time at the gym.
Since I just got a gym membership, I’ve been having to reorganize my schedule to include a few days a week there. I really have no excuses to not go, since the place is right across the street from where I work. It’s seriously a minute walk from parking lot to parking lot. Last week J challenged me to go 4 times in one week. Challenged is just a sweet way of saying that we made a bet, and I was too stubborn to lose that bet. I’m not a big fan of exercise, but I was surprised at how easy it was for me to go and work out for 40+ minutes and then be done. And I felt great! So now my goal is to go 3-4 times a week…..and eat less cupcakes.
Who doesn’t love chocolate and peanut butter? And if you don’t, then you’re just weird. These were so easy to make. I’m a big fan of simple recipes when I’m baking for a lot of people. The less time I spend mixing and filling cupcake liners the better. I also like recipes where there are no more than 10 ingredients. I made 48 cupcakes this week, so we don’t need to complicate desserts.
Dark Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cupcakes
For cupcakes:
- Betty Crocker Dark Chocolate cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1¼ cup water
- ½ cup oil
- Optional: peanut butter cups
For Frosting:
- 1 stick butter (softened)
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 Tbs. Whipping cream
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Make the cupcakes as directed on back of the box. If you want to include a peanut butter cup inside the cupcake for a surprise, add them to the cupcake after filling the liners with batter. Bake and let cool.
To make the frosting, start by creaming together the butter and peanut butter. Add 1 Tbs of the whipping cream, vanilla, and salt and cream again. Slowly add the powdered sugar. Add in the last of the whipping cream and whip until fluffy.
I made a double batch of everything and had plenty of frosting left over! Enjoy!
Can I add in some slivered pistachios?
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Hmmm I never thought about adding nuts to the cupcakes, mostly because I didn’t think that the 18-22 year old guys would like them. But I think pistachios in dark chocolate sounds great! Go for it! Let me know how it turns out.
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Great then, will try the cupcakes with pistachios. Happy Baking 🙂
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I love your blog, Aubrey!!! I enjoy reading about what’s up with you and J, plus you are quite the cook!! Great recipe ideas. Keep it up!
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These look super yummy. I love the little football wrappers. They remind me of something I’d take to a football game or something. Thanks for sharing on #yuckstopshere link up.
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Your cupcakes are adorable and I am thrilled football season is upon us. I would honored if you would come and share your delicious recipe with us at Foodie Friday’s starting this evening (Thursday 9 pm EST) I am sure they would be a big hit!
Blessings,
Shari
http://puregracefarms.com/
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Fantastic. I will for sure add the peanut butter cups for surprise!
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Awesome! I love love love ANYTHING with peanut butter!
My Dollar Tree has football cupcake liners similar to these…I’m gonna make these for my daughter’s team (she’s a cheerleader).
Found you on Foodie Friday!
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Peanut Butter and chocolate is a winning combination! I used the Reynold No Fade liners, which work really nicely at keeping the pattern, especially when using a dark batter. I’ve used ones from dollar tree before, and after baking you tend to lose the pattern on the liners.
Thanks for checking out my recipe!
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Hi there
Just stopped by to let you know that I featured this on my Saturday Spotlight post this week!
Saturday Spotlight
Thanks again for linking up! Hope you have a great weekend!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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Thank you so much! What an encouragement that is for me since I just started this crazy blogging adventure!!
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Stopping by from SITS. I love anything chocolate and peanut butter!! These would be perfect for our fantasy football party! I’d love it if you could share this at My Favorite Things: http://timeforseason.blogspot.com/2014/09/my-favorite-things-saturdays-43-913.html
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These sound like a perfect mix of chocolate and peanut butter. Thank you so much for sharing them at Share It One More Time. Cathy
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What a great way to feature a fan fave combo of peanut butter and chocolate. Thanks for sharing at #theWeekendSocial. Love to see you again Thursday 9:00 PM EST. Pinned! 🙂
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Cute! Love these 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing at the Create & Share Link Party. Hope to see you again tonight (7:00 PM MST)! http://designsbymissmandee.blogspot.com/
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These look great! Perfect for football season!
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Great looking cupcakes. Pinned. Thanks for visiting Weekend Bites on Friday.
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Can you ever go wrong with chocolate and peanut butter? I say no! These look great and featuring when my link party opens tonight 🙂
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Your one of tomorrows features on @DearCreatives from Inspiration Spotlight! Drop by to see your feature and pick up a featured button. Happy Thursday!
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These sound SO yummy!!! And perfect for football season! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us at Fancy This Fridays! Hope you’ll stop by Truly Lovely tomorrow to see it featured!!!
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So yummy! What a great way to start off a good game!
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What a mouth watering cupcake, they look great! Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
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