Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Buttercream

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Buttercream
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Butter; Brown sugar; Sugar; All purpose flour; Cocoa Powder; Baking Powder; Eggs; Butter; Peanut butter; Icing sugar; Cream; Salt; Peanuts

Follow the simple steps below to prepare moist and fluffy chocolate cupcakes topped with creamy peanut buttercream frosting.

04 June, 2018

Dietary Consideration

Vegetarian

serves for

total time

0 HR 40 MIN

ingredients

Butter

110 g, softened

Brown sugar

110 g, light

Sugar

All purpose flour

85 g

Cocoa powder

25 g

Baking powder

1 pinch

Eggs

Butter

110 g, unsalted

Peanut butter

125 g, smooth

Icing sugar

150 g

Cream

55 ml, 48% fat

Salt

1 pinch

Peanuts

rasted, chopped

Preparation

For the chocolate cupcakes

Heat the oven to 190°C (170° fan) gas 5.
Place 12 paper cases in a 12 hole bun tin.
Whisk together all the cupcake ingredients until smooth and blended.
Spoon into the paper cases and bake for about 15 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch.
Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.

For the peanut buttercream

Whisk the peanut butter and butter with an electric whisk until smooth.
Add the icing sugar and whisk until fluffy.
Whisk in the cream and salt until smooth and light.
Spread the buttercream on the chocolate cupcakes and decorate with peanuts.