Happy Birthday Emily & Kari

the STUFF

for the peanut butter balls…
1/3 cup PB
2 TBS butter
¼ tsp vanilla
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

for the chocolate cupcakes…1 cup all purpose flour
2 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 cup Sugar
½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Soda 
3 tablespoons Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
½ cup Coco Powder
1/3 cup Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Vanilla 
1 cup cold water
1 teaspoon white vinegar 

for the chocolate peanut butter frosting…  
1/3 cup milk
2 tbs butter
8 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/3 cup PB 

for the name tag decorations...
acrylic

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what TO DO

for the peanut butter balls…
mix peanut butter, butter, vanilla, sugar & cinnamon
form into 12 dough balls
place in freeze to harden for the chocolate cupcakes…


for the chocolate cupcakes...

in a medium bowl...
shift together flour and cornstarch 
(this makes a homemade cake flour) 
Add sugar, salt, baking soda, pudding & coco powder
(if you do not have pudding mix, that’s okay, 
but the pudding mix makes the cupcakes super moist)

in a large bowl...
whisk together olive oil, water, white vinegar & vanilla 
keep whisking & gradually add in the dry ingredients 

in a cupcake pan...
line with parchment paper 
(cut 5" squares and press into the pan)
fill 1/3 of the way with cupcake batter
remove the peanut butter balls from the freeze
place one in each cupcake
fill each cupcake with remaining batter

in the oven...
preheat to 350 F
bake 20 mins

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for the chocolate peanut butter frosting…
in a saucepan heat milk and butter
bring to boil
pour over chocholate, whisk
(keep whisking … if the mix is thin, add more chocolate) 
stir in peanut butter
spread on top of cupcakes

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for the name tag decorations...
laser cut acrylic
(thanks to Kevin for his design assistance)
or you can be less of a nerd & cut a thick cardboard

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