Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Can you say delicious?! These were so good, and really pretty easy to make. I LOVE to bake, it's almost like therapy for me, and since there is no Cocoa Bean in Pocatello I wanted to make my own gourmet CUPCAKES. Something with a little more pop than just cake and frosting. So I found this recipe on Bean Town Baker I just used a chocolate fudge cake mix (I wanted to be lazy). I had never made ganache before but it was actually really pretty easy.

Chocolate Ganache

1/4 cup milk chocolate chips

1/2 square unsweetend cocolate square

1/8 cup heavy whipping cream

bring whipping cream to a boil in small pot, pour hot cream over chocolate and mix until chocolate is melted. you don't want the consistency to be too runny, but if it is too thick to pour add more hot cream.

After the cupcakes have cooled poke a big hole in the cupcake (I used a frosting tip) and spoon ganache into the hole. It will slowly settle and seep into the cupcake so I filled them twice.

Peanut Butter Frosting

1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
5 T unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup heavy cream

Mix powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt on medium speed scraping the sides often until creamy. Add the heavy cream slowly and mix on high speed for two minutes or until frosting becomes light and fluffy. Spread onto cooled cupcakes and enjoy!