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Peanut Butter Cupcake with Chcolate and Peanut Butter Frosting

Peanut Butter Cup

A timeless classic.

Chocolate and peanut butter. A timeless classic. Peanut butter and chocolate are a dream combination.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 50g
    Chocolate
  • 1 tbsp
    Peanut Butter
  • 40g
    Butter
  • 110g
    Sugar
  • 4
    Egg Yolks
  • 120g
    Flour
  • 2 tsp
    Baking Powder
  • 125ml
    Milk

Buttercream

  • 4
    Egg Whites
  • 115g
    Sugar
  • 160g
    Softened Butter
  • 2 tbsp
    Peanut Butter
  • 50g
    Chocolate

Steps:

Dough

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C (374°F).
  2. Melt chocolate and let it cool.
  3. Beat peanut butter, butter, and sugar until the mixture becomes noticeably lighter.
  4. Add egg yolks and mix until a homogeneous, foamy mixture forms.
  5. Mix flour and baking powder together.
  6. Combine milk and vanilla.
  7. Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to the batter until a smooth mixture forms.
  8. Stir in cooled melted chocolate.
  9. Line a cupcake tray with paper liners.
  10. Distribute batter into 12 liners, tap the tray on the table to bring air bubbles to the surface.
  11. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes in the upper half of the oven.
  12. Cupcakes are done when a toothpick inserted into the dough comes out clean without crumbs sticking to it.
  13. Allow to cool.

Buttercream

  1. Melt chocolate and let it cool.
  2. Mix egg whites and sugar.
  3. Stir in a water bath until the sugar is dissolved, and the mixture is slightly warmer than room temperature.
  4. Whisk egg whites to form stiff peaks.
  5. Gradually add softened butter in chunks and mix. The temperature of the butter is crucial for successful buttercream.
  6. After about 5 minutes, a silky buttercream should form.
  7. Divide buttercream in half.
  8. Mix one half with peanut butter and the other half with melted chocolate.
  9. For the two-tone effect, either spread one of the buttercreams inside the piping bag and then add the other one or alternately fill with chocolate and peanut butter using a spoon.
  10. Pipe onto the cupcakes and serve.