The fantastic cupcake recipe was from cupcakeblog.com. This will be the one chocolate cupcake recipe of my choice from now on.
Pink Buttercream Frosting
- 1 stick butter - room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups confectioner sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- A few drops of red food coloring
- With an electric mixer, beat the butter until light. Add sugar. Continue beating. Add vanilla extract. Slowly pour in heavy cream while beating. Add a few drops of red color. Add more sugar or heavy cream to get the right consistency.
Peanut Butter Frosting
- 1 stick butter - room temperature
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup confectioner sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- Beat butter and peanut butter with an electric mixer. Add sugar. Add heavy cream. Beat until fluffy - about 3 minutes.
The pink buttercream was a hit. I thought people would prefer peanut butter over a simple buttercream but I was wrong. It's probably the pink - something about pink and women. I personally thought the chocolate - peanut butter combo turned out super awesome. I ate 3 of them over the span of 2 days -- sugar overload.
