Cupcake Bliss & Food 31 Jan 2008 07:00 am
Chocolate Mint Cupcakes and peanut butter cup cupcakes.
Yesterday I continued the search for the perfect chocolate cake…I tried a recipe that used melted unsweetened chocolate instead of cocoa powder. I divided the batter into halves so I could try two of my dreamed-of cupcakes, Chocolate Mint and peanut butter cup.
They baked beautifully. I pushed a Reece’s miniature into the center of all the peanut butter ones and I used peppermint extract in the batter of the mint side. Then I gathered a new chocolate butter cream frosting recipe and divided that in half as well. Half got more mint extract and the other half, a cup of creamy peanut butter.
At the store I’d found some valentine York peppermint patties that sunk nicely into the 
mint cupcakes. I had planned to chop Goobers, chocolate covered peanuts, over the peanut butter ones but I instead went with chopped Reece’s cups, on my Dad’s recommendation that I should “keep things soft”.
The result? I think they are pretty, though I’m not sure I have them decadent/fancy enough….the cake was DRY so I’m still not there on that recipe. The frosting was FANTASTIC and I’ll definitely stick with it. It 
wasn’t too sweet, was very chocolaty, spread well, and kept it’s shape without getting hard.
Next up….I think lemon and raspberries…..
on 31 Jan 2008 at 3:04 pm 1.Sarah said …
Thanks… now I’m starving.
on 31 Jan 2008 at 4:58 pm 2.Cathy In Jax said …
My husbands sister-in-law uses sour cream in her cake recipes. She substitues the sour cream for the liquid. Very moist and light. I have never made a from scratch cake that is as good as a box cake mix. Also, a box of pudding to the mix makes it good also.
on 01 Feb 2008 at 11:39 am 3.Friday Favorites « Two Frog Home said …
[…] Tia’s Cupcakes - Seriously, I ate them all in my mind and didn’t gain a single pound. In real life, of course, I would still have eaten at least half by myself (shared with Jeff, of course) and gained at least 10 pounds. But oh how yummy they look. […]
on 01 Feb 2008 at 1:28 pm 4.joy said …
Lemon…raspberries… Yum! You’ve inspired me! Three of the people in the house are bigger fans of pies than cakes, so I went on a lemon/raspberry search. I’m thinking about trying mini Lemon Meringue pies this weekend. For the two cupcake lovers, I’ll pitch them as being cup-pies, instead of tarts.
http://atastefuljourney.blogspot.com/2008/01/tart-n-tiny.html
on 01 Feb 2008 at 5:44 pm 5.jennifer said …
My husband would love those.