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recipe: Halloween Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Icing

October 31, 2011
yay Happy Halloween! 
I hope you all are having a spooky and fun Monday! I wanted to share these AHmazing cupcakes that I made over the weekend! They are chocolate peanut butter goodness and they’re so good it should be bad, but it’s not {just don’t read the ingredients}! All my fellow pb&chocolate lovers must try this recipe and let me know what you think!

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Icing by Ina Garten {recipe here}

Ingredients

  • 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk, shaken, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons brewed coffee
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup good cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Kathleen’s Peanut Butter Icing, recipe follows
  • Chopped salted peanuts, to decorate, optional {I chose Halloween themed sprinkles!} 

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and 2 sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes. Lower the speed to medium, add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, and coffee. In another bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. On low speed, add the buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture alternately in thirds to the mixer bowl, beginning with the buttermilk mixture and ending with the flour mixture. Mix only until blended. Fold the batter with a rubber spatula to be sure it’s completely blended.
Divide the batter among the cupcake pans (1 rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount). Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pans, and allow to cool completely before frosting.
Frost each cupcake with Peanut Butter Icing and sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.
Kathleen’s Peanut Butter Icing:
  • 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
Place the confectioners’ sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as you work. Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth.
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I had to top them with some Halloween themed sprinkles too! It seemed only right 🙂
Have a great Halloween everyone! Who dressed up as what? Share please!!
xox

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wearing an appropriately designed DOTS shirt!

our first halloween party

November 2, 2010
On Friday night Matthew and I had our first Halloween party/get-together! We invited two close couple friends {Kim & Andre and Hanna & Todd} and of course Ginger! She’s normally our little Ginger Bear but on Halloween she was Gingie-Bee! So cute! The ears didn’t stay on too well but she was totally fine with the outfit! Target had some great options..I might have to go see what’s on sale for next year!
Can you tell what we were? Matthew and I went as Dracula and Victim {not too original, I know!} and Kim and Andre were Avril and Brody! I loved how Andre even had an Avril “tattoo.” too funny! I made some super easy pumpkin cupcakes and we all decorated them! I’ll post the recipe later this week.  
Happy November!!
xox
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photos 1, 4, 5, 6 and 8 by the amazing Kim Desjardins
the rest by Matthew!

our Halloween costumes from last year

happy halloween!

October 31, 2010

 

Happy Halloween!
{love Matthew, Mara & Ginger!}
 
I hope you all are having a spooky and fun day! Matthew and I carved these pretty little pumpkins this morning and we’re having our traditional chili and spaghetti dinner tonight! Hopefully we’ll watch a Halloween movie, too..like Hocus Pocus! I kind of wish it was acceptable for adults to go trick-or-treating! What’s your favorite Halloween candy?
xox
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