Chubby Hubby Cupcakes Recipes

CHUBBY HUBBY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 18 muffin cups with cupcake liners.In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.In a medium bowl, combine sugar and butter. Beat with an electric mixer set to high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined. Beat in malted milk powder.With mixer on low, add half of the dry ingredients. Add all of the milk, then add remaining dry ingredients and continue mixing until flour is just incorporated. Fold in pretzels and peanut butter chips. Divide batter between prepared muffin cups, filling each cup 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, until cupcakes bounce back when lightly touched.Cool cupcakes in tin for 10 minutes then cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
• Beat butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in vanilla, espresso powder (if using), and salt until combined. Turn mixer to low and beat in cocoa powder.Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time. Beat in 4 tablespoons of milk, then beat frosting with mixer on high for 4 minutes. If necessary, adjust consistency by adding more powdered if frosting is too thin or more milk if frosting is too thick.
• Beat butter on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add peanut butter and vanilla and beat for 2 minutes more. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, until combined. Beat in salt and 3 tablespoons milk. Beat frosting for 4 minutes with mixer on high. Adjust to desired consistency by adding milk if too thick or more powdered sugar if too thin.
• Fit a large pastry bag the decorating tip you want to use+. Fill 1 pastry bag with chocolate buttercream and 1 with peanut butter buttercream. Do not fill either bag more than halfway full. Cut the tips off the bags then very carefully transfer both bags to the bag fitted with the decorating tip. (See below for how this should look.) Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.*Cupcakes can be made 1 day ahead and stored, tightly wrapped, at room temperature. Frosting can be made 1 day ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container. To soften refrigerated frosting (if necessary): place frosting in the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on low speed. Fill and frost cupcakes just before serving.

CHUBBY HUBBY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Foil line and spray a 9X13" pan with cooking spray.
• In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda and salt. Using a mixer, beat the butter and both sugars at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs and the vanilla extract. On low speed, beat in the dry ingredients just until incorporated. Stir in the peanut butter chips, chocolate chips and pretzel pieces.
• Spread the batter evenly in the pan and press it down evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle extra peanut butter chips and chocolate chips. Sprinkle remaining pretzel bits.
• Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown. Cool Completely
• Lift bars out of the pan using foil. Place on a cutting board. Cut even squares.

CHUBBY HUBBY CLUSTERS RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, butter, and peanut butter. Microwave on high for 45 seconds, stir, and microwave again for 30 seconds. Stir until smooth (if it isn't completely melted, return to the microwave for 20 second intervals, stirring after each time).
• Add pretzels and peanuts to the melted chocolate mixture and stir until they are completely coated in chocolate.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto wax paper and refrigerate for about 30 minutes or until firm.
• Optional: drizzle with melted peanut butter.
• If you don't eat them all in one sitting, store leftovers in an airtight container.