I had the opportunity to make cupcakes for a co-workers birthday and decided that chocolate was the way to go. You can't go wrong with chocolate! I thought about frosting options, but didn't want to have to spend the time decorating the cakes. I remember seeing a recipe on the food network once where they topped chocolate cupcakes with ganache. Perfect! Then, I realized that chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache will taste delicious, but needed a little something extra. What goes well with chocolate? Peanut Butter, of course! So, I decided to make a peanut butter filling for the cupcakes. I used the "Crazy Cake" recipe for the cupcakes, which is a recipe we grew up on. It's "crazy" because it has not butter, eggs or milk in it. It's CRAZY good! Once the cupcakes were cooled, I piped the peanut butter filling into the middle and then made the ganache and dipped the top of the cakes into it. These cupcakes are insanely tasty. I have a feeling I'll be making this recipe time and time again. Try them, you'll love them!
Peanut Butter Filling:
1/2 c. creamy peanut butter
1/2 c. powdered sugar
milk
Cream the peanut butter and powdered sugar, add milk until it's to your desired consistency.
Chocolate Ganache
1/2 c. cream
8 oz. semisweet chocolate (I used dark chocolate)
Add cream and chocolate together and cook over a double boiler. Stir and cook until smooth.
Dip cupcake tops in the ganache and set aside to set and cool
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