So, close your eyes for a minute, and imagine with me.
Wait, don't close your eyes yet. You have to read this first.
Ok, in a minute, you're going to close your eyes and imagine a soft, perfectly-chocolate cupcake. It peels away from the wrapper in one piece, and is just strong enough to hold the weight of the frosting without being too dense or heavy.
You bite through a soft, sweet layer of peanut butter "cookie" nestled atop a generous layer of dark, slightly-sweet chocolate. The crumbly cake has just enough dark chocolate flavor to bring the whole thing together. You take a big swig of cold milk, and then repeat. And then, you'll probably grab another cupcake. Or six.
What I'm trying to say is that these cupcakes are the bomb-diggity.
(PS - according to Urban Dictionary, the definition of bomb-diggity is: totally the awesomest, no lie.) I would say that's the perfect way to describe these cupcakes. Totally the awesomest, no lie.
(PPS - I think if you have to lookup the definition of slang to be sure you're using it correctly, then you're probably too old to be using it in the first place. Am I right? )
I've made these cupcakes four times in the past month or so because they are so incredibly popular among my friends. I feel like I should apologize for holding out on you all so long! I'm not even a huge peanut butter fan, and I am completely smitten with these. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that these are probably in the top-five on my list of favorite cupcakes.
You have a favorite cupcake list, right? If you don't you should start one. These would definitely be on it.
And as much as I adore buttercream cupcakes, I'm not sure you can beat a chocolate cupcake topped with ganache. (Also on my favorite cupcake list are Fauxstess Cupcakes ...which you should also make right away if you haven't yet. )
The "cookie" frosting is basically a "Buckeye Candy" flattened into a cookie shape. For those of you unfamiliar with buckeyes, they're basically just peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar, mixed until crumbly enough to form into a ball. Smoosh the ball into a cookie shape, then use a fork to make the traditional peanut butter cookie criss-cross on top. It's kind of fun to watch people take their first bite, because most of them think it's a real cookie on top.
Please make them soon. They're totally the awesomest, no lie.
I really hope you'll give these a try, and when you do make sure you leave me a note below and let me know what you thought about them.
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Thanks for stopping by today!
♥erin
