So I'm a fourth year English Literature student at The University of Aberdeen, lots of reading and writing so I thought I would make a wee blog to incorporate the lot! So hello!
I finished my exams today...off for a whole week, beautiful, so to celebrate I came home and had a day of baking and watching Gilmore Girls, I made chocolate peanut butter cups and chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter icing - Nom nom nom!
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 125g Softened Butter
- 125g Sugar
- 125g Plain Flour
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 2 tbsp Cocoa Powder
- 2 Eggs
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees
- Cream together the Butter and the Sugar in a bowl either by hand or with an electric whisk.
- Add in the flour a little bit at a time along with the eggs one at a time.
- Add in the Baking Powder, Bicarbonate of Soda and Vanilla Extract - whisk until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the Cocoa Powder to your taste.
- Spoon into muffin cases and bake for 15-20 minutes
Peanut Butter Icing Mixture
- 115g Softened Butter
- 260g Smooth Peanut Butter
- 45ml Milk (or as needed)
- 250g Icing Sugar
- Beat Butter and Peanut Butter together.
- Gradually mix in the icing sugar and incorporate milk when it starts to get thick (one tbsp at a time)
- Mix until thick and spreadable (about 3 minutes usually)
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| Yum :) |
