Day 162 – Reese’s Peanut Butter Cupcakes

I love Reese’s.  No.  Not surprising.  Since I love chocolate.  And, I’m a pretty big fan of peanut butter.  So, there was absolutely no way I could resist these Reese’s Peanut Butter Cupcakes (recipe below from Wanna Bite).

But first, enjoy today’s tasty tip!

Now dig in!!

    

The cupcakes are squishy. Kind of dense, but also sticky and moist. The chocolate is a little on the dark side, but the peanut butter chips lighten the cupcake up a lot. And break up the texture a little.

The frosting is smooth and creamy. It looks a little thin, but it sets up quite nicely on the cupcake. It has a very strong peanut butter flavor. Not too sweet either, which is unusual, but nice.

    

Together it’s not too sweet or too rich. I mean, it makes me want a glass of milk, but I’m not dying without one. They have a nice chocolate to peanut butter ratio. Very tasty. Appropriately named.

    

Scoring Sheet:

• Cupcake Taste: 3.5

• Frosting Taste: 3.5

• Overall Taste: 4

• Appearance: 4

• Ease of Making: 4

• TOTAL: 19

RECIPE

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cupcakes (recipe from Wanna Bite)

Cupcake

• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup cocoa powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup canola oil
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup Reese’s peanut butter morsels

Peanut Butter Buttercream

• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 cup Reese’s Peanut Butter
• 1- ½ cups confectioners sugar
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk

For directions visit Wanna Bite.

*Tomorrow: Cinnamon Pumpkin Cupcakes*