1 ⅓cupsall-purpose flour or 170 grams White Lily(170 grams)
⅔cupunsweetened natural style cocoa
1teaspoonbaking soda
¾teaspoonsalt
⅔cuppacked brown sugar
⅔granulated sugar
¼cupunsalted buttermelted
¼cupvegetable oil
2large eggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract vanilla extract
1cupbuttermilk or milk soured with a half tablespoon of vinegar
Filling
2ozcream cheesesoftened
6tablespoonsconfectioners’ sugar
¼cup creamy peanut butter
½teaspoonvanilla extract
3-4tablespoonsmilk
1 to 1 ½cupsCool Whip
Chocolate Frosting
8tablespoonsof unsalted buttersoftened
2tablespoonof sour creamroom temperature
3cupsconfectioners’ sugarsift or aerate before using
¾natural style cocoa powder
1tiny pinch of salt
1teaspoonvanilla extract
4 to 6tablespoonsof cream or half & half
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 12 cupcake cups with jumbo (3 ½ inch) paper liners (e.g. Reynolds Foil Lined Baking Cups or ones with 1 ¾ inch high sides). You can also use smaller cups and make more than 12.
Mix the dry ingredients (flour through sugar) together in a mixing bowl. Add the butter, oil, eggs and vanilla and stir until mixed, then gradually add the buttermilk. Stir well, then beat with an electric mixer for 1 minute or just until blended.
Divide batter evenly among cupcake cups and bake for 25 minutes at 325 or until cakes are set. Let cool completely. Note: Smaller cupcakes will take less time.
To make the filling, beat together all ingredients (starting with 3 tablespoons of milk and adding more only if needed) except for whipped topping. Fold in the whipped topping. Also, don't forget to taste and adjust milk/peanut butter/sugar to make sure YOU like it.
Cut a big hole in each cupcake and reserve cuttings. Fill holes with peanut butter filling. Crumble some of the reserved cuttings over hole to cover peanut butter. Put in the refrigerator to chill.
In a large mixing bowl, mix the butter, sour cream sugar, cocoa, salt and 2 tablespoons of the cream as well as you can, then beat with a hand-held mixer until pasty and thick. Continue adding remaining cream until you get a nice, smooth, spreading consistency. Put the icing in a piping bag fitted with a large star tip or in a heavy duty freeze bag of which you will snip off the tip. Pipe a big star or dot over the hole where you buried the pie filling.