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Peanut-Filled Devil's Food Cupcakes Recipe

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This recipe from Mary Lou Timpson of Colorado City, Arizona features a luscious peanut butter filling surrounded with devil's food and then iced with a rich layer of ganache. “They're to die for!” says Mary Lou Timpson.

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Peanut-Filled Devil's Food Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

30 15 45

Ingredients

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups cake flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
FILLING:
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
GANACHE:
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and coffee just until combined.
Filled paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake at 325° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For filling, in a small bowl, beat peanut butter and butter until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert a small tip. Add filling. Push the tip through the bottom of paper liner to fill each cupcake.
For ganache, place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool for 10 minutes or until mixture is slightly thickened.
Place a heaping tablespoonful of ganache on top of each cupcake; spread toward the edges. Sprinkle with peanuts. Chill for 20 minutes or until set. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 294 calories, 19 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 57 mg cholesterol, 282 mg sodium, 29 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Peanut-Filled Devil's Food Cupcakes in Taste of Home April/May 2007

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Reviewed on Feb. 03, 2010 by Anna Agatha

The cupcakes have a nice combination of chocolate and peanutbutter which is always a favorite at our house.

Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2010 by nicoli06

It was very satisfying but not overwhelming with chocolate, as always chocolate and peanut butter mix harmoniously together!

Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2009 by dtrouth2

The water-based hot chocolate sounds like a great idea! I understand that the coffee is used to enhance the flavor of the chocolate. Unfortunately, even chocolate cannot hide the tase or smell of coffee for me. Nor can I abide having coffee in the house.

Thanks so much for your help. I really appreciate it.

Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2009 by smfeldner

Hi Debbie.

In this recipe, the brewed coffe is used to enhance the chocolate flavor.

You could use water, instead.

Or, what about using a water-based hot chocolate?

Yum!

Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2009 by foxylady4033

make a different recipe

Reviewed on Jul. 13, 2009 by dtrouth2

This recipe looks heavenly. My only problem is that I absolutely hate coffee - the smell, the taste, . . . . Is there anything that I can substitue for the coffee?

Thanks for your help.

Debbie