Scrumptious

This weekend I offered to make some cupcakes for my friend Carlin’s lingerie shower. I am always looking for an excuse to bake. For both of these cupcakes I used chocolate fudge box cake mix. I am 100% not opposed to box cake mixes…I believe that the skill of baking comes from putting it all together and baking it right – time, temperature, texture – I do love making things from scratch, but let’s face it. The on sale dollar box of cake mix is cheaper and makes just as tasty cakes.

I made Ina Garten’s peanut butter frosting, topped it with crushed Reese's and drizzled with chocolate sauce. I used the brown eyed baker’s vanilla buttercream recipe and topped it with some mini chocolate morsels, just for fun. I did actually add heavy cream to the vanilla frosting, because well, I believe heavy cream makes the world taste better. I will post links to all of the recipes below…

I normally do not eat a lot of the things I bake because after licking the mixing bowls and what not I am a little bit over sugared.. but sadly, that was not the case here. I could eat that peanut butter frosting on anything. It would probably be a good substitute for pb&j’s. (just sayin…)

recipe links -

Peanut butter frosting

Vanilla Buttercream (I added the heavy cream)

chocolate sauce for the drizzle