I have officially given up on trying to make perfectly decorated cupcakes. After last year's attempt to make flowers with fondant, I have realized my efforts are better spent on the taste, not the design. At least, this is my plan for now. We'll see if the decorating bug strikes again.
For Valentine's Day I made delicious cupcakes with a lovely frosting, which my children enjoyed...and enjoyed again, and enjoyed some more. You see, I made them for my family and for some friends. However, between a family birthday and leaving my keys in my husband's car leaving me with no way to drive my van, the cupcakes began to loose their peak of freshness. My family happily ate them up for me! And I was not sad to make some new ones.
Thus, my discovery of the best cupcakes I have ever made. The recipe is from the Cake Mix Doctor's Cupcake book:
website: www.cakemixdoctor.com
These little pieces of heaven are called Inside Out Peanut Butter Cups. The cake batter is lightly peanut butter flavored and moist:
Once in the pan you set a Hershey's Kiss lightly on top of each cupcake:
Which gently descend into the dough while baking, producing a perfectly rounded cake:
Miniature peanut butter cups, divided into smaller pieces make the perfect topping:
To a Delicious chocolate buttercream, sprinkled lightly with bright dots:
And delivered in cute little boxes:
These cupcakes were moist, tender, perfect little replicas of a peanut butter cup - inside out!
