Can you even imagine the explosion of taste in your mouth right now? Get yourself a glass of milk and indulge with me.
Cupcakes
1 3/4 c. all purpose flour
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. shortening
3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
2 lg. eggs
1 c. milk
1/2 c. peanut butter
1 tbsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
Mix with an electric mixer until smooth, use baking liners, fill to the top, bake at 350 for 18-20 mins for regular cupcakes, 10-12 mins for mini-cupcakes. I made mini-cupcakes and it was enough for 48 of them.
Cool them down on a rack and use a piping bag to poke holes in the top and fill the centers up with Marshmallow Fluff. If you’re holding the cupcake in your hand, you can feel the expansion of the cupcake when the filling is added to get a rough idea of when you’ve added enough Fluff.
I used a piping bag accessory to create the Nutella stars. Nutella is pretty intense in hazelnut and cocoa flavor so you really don’t need much. I used an entire jar of Nutella and it covered my 48 mini-cupcakes nicely.
These babies won’t be eaten until Saturday so I have them in air-tight containers in the fridge.
Photos taken with my iPhone 3Gs using the lomo feature in the Camera Bag app.
Nutella icing? I’m quite intrigued.
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