Peanut Butter Cup-Cakes

Peanut Butter Cup-Cakes

I have a hard time spending $4 on a single gourmet cupcake because there are a million different cupcakes that you can make right in your own kitchen (and for a fraction of the price!).  Mini Peanut Butter Cupcakes are inspired by a Reese's peanut butter cup.  I made a regular size cupcake rather than the mini's in the recipe because I was out of mini cupcake liners.  The baking time remained the same for me, but every oven varies so make sure that you test your cupcake with a tooth pick.  The cupcake is done as soon as the toothpick comes out clean.  Don't overcook the cake! 

Making the icing involves a lot of steps, but it is worth the process.  The peanut butter icing is very thick and dense; just like the center of a peanut butter cup.  But don't worry, it is still very easy to pipe onto the cupcake.  I found the glaze was a cinch but wait a bit after it comes out of the microwave to allow it to set up a bit and thicken before you dip the cupcake.

I only had one cupcake to photograph because as soon as they were made I rushed them up to a picnic at the pool.  The feedback from my guests were that they were rich, but we agreed that was a good thing!