Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter and Strawberry Frosting

So, for the last few days I was stuck at home with good old food poisoning. What better way to celebrate it by making cupcakes I can't eat? I've been wanting to try this recipe for a while, but finally got a mini muffin pan so i can make bite-sized cupcakes :)

Chocolate Cupcakes
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INGREDIENTS
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temp
2 1/2 cups sugar 4 large eggs, room temp
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350degrees.
Beat butter until softened.
Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well combined.
In a small sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder
In a separate bowl, stir the milk and vanilla
Add about a third of the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar and beat to combine. Add about a half of the milk/vanilla and beat to combine. Continue adding, alternating between dry and wet and finishing with the dry.
Fill the cupcakes up until half way. Turn oven down to 325 degrees and bake cupcakes for about 18 minutes.









































Strawberry Frosting

INGREDIENTS
cup freshly cut strawberries, stems removed
sugar to taste
1 pkg creamcheese (8oz) at room temp
1/2 stick unsalted butter at room temp
4 cups sifted confectioner's sugar
2 1/2 tbsp strawberry sauce


INSTRUCTIONS
strawberry sauce
Soak strawberries with about 1-2 tbs sugar for 15 minutes
Place strawberries in a small saucepan and heat under medium heat with lid on.
Cook strawberries for approximately 15 minutes till strawberries become soft and saucy. Adjust sweetness with sugar.
With a blender, puree until you get the desired smoothness or chunkiness Cool before using in recipe.

frosting
Beat butter and cheese at medium speed until creamy.
Add half of the sugar, beat until combined.
Add strawberry sauce until you achieve the right color and flavor, making sure not to add too much or the frosting will be too soft.
Gradually add remaining sugar until you get to the consistency and sweetness you like.

I realized later that I put too much strawberry sauce and my frosting turned into an icing :(

Peanut Butter Frosting

INGREDIENTS
1 stick butter - room temperature
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup heavy cream

INSTRUCTIONS
Beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer.
Add sugar and beat until evenly incorporated.
Add heavy cream, beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Enjoy :)