Coca Cola Cupcakes With Salted Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe 445

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES AND PEANUT BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.

COCA COLA CAKE WITH BROILED PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• To make the cake: preheat the oven to 350*F Grease and flour a 9 X 13 X 10 inch sheet cake pan.
• Combine the flour and sugar in a large bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine the butter, cocoa and Coke, and pour over the flour and sugar mixture.
• Stir until well blended.
• Add the buttermilk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Stir in the marshmallows.
• Pour into the prepared pan, and bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove the cake from the oven and frost while still barely warm.
• To make the frosting: in a bowl cream the butter, sugar and peanut butter.
• Beat in the milk.
• Fold in the peanuts.
• Spread over the cake.
• Place the frosted cake under the broiler about 4 inches from the heat source.
• Broil just a few seconds, or until topping starts to bubble.
• WATCH COMSTANTLY, being careful not to scorch the frosting.
• Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving.

COLA CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line two twelve cup muffin tins with cupcake lines.
• In a large bowl, using a wire whisk, stir together flour, white or brown sugar, cocoa, soda, powder, and salt.
• Stir in all wet ingredients- vanilla, eggs, oil, and coffee or cola, and buttermilk, to dry mixture, using a large wire whisk, or beat on electric mixer on medium speed for two minutes.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Batter will be thin.
• Bake for 20-24 minutes or until cupcakes test done.
• (Cupcakes should be slightly puffed up in centre and spring back when touched).
• Freeze frosted or unfrosted.
• Makes 18 to 24 (medium).
• Recipe can be doubled or tripled.