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Gooey Brownie Cupcakes with Peanut Butter
So I put a fun spin on brownies and made them that much better with, wait for it........Peanut Butter Frosting. Fudgey Brownie Cupcakes + Peanut Butter = Awesomness.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 35 min⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Tieghan Gerard📖 halfbakedharvest
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●oven
- ●pan
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Pre-heat oven to 350. Line a standard 12 cup muffin tin with paper cups. Line an 8 inch square pyrex dish with parchment paper and grease.
2
Mix canola oil and butter, add cocoa and stir until well blended.
3
Beat eggs with a mixer. Add sugar and vanilla, beat well. Add flour and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
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4
Fill the muffin tins about 3/4 of the way full, using about half of the brownie batter. Spoon the other half into the prepared pyrex dish.
5
Bake the cupcakes for about ⏱️ 8-10 minutes and the pan brownies for about ⏱️ 18-23 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting. Using the parchment paper lift the brownies from the pan and allow to cool before cutting into shapes.
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Frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment (or an electric handheld mixer), add the peanut butter, confectioners sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy and smooth. Slowly add the cream and beat on very high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy.
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7
To assemble the cupcakes take the cooled brownies and using a 1 inch heart shaped (or any other fun shape you may desire) cookie cutter and cut out 12 hearts. Frost or pipe as desired and top each cupcake with a heart.
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* if you do not want to make brownie hearts, just use the remaining batter to make 12 more cupcakes and double the frosting recipe.
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Nutrition Facts
calories
591 kcal
fat Content
37 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
25 g
sodium Content
277 mg
protein Content
8 g
cholesterol Content
64 mg
carbohydrate Content
37 g
saturated Fat Content
14 g
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