so today was a pretty lazy saturday, except for making cupcakes... jeff asked if I would make dessert if he ordered dinner, so I agreed- I always want treats and I was pretty bored anyway.
I was trying to think up something fun, and I remembered I had a boxed cake mix in the pantry. it's actually been a while since I've used one, so I figured why not? my problem is I always have to screw around recipes and add something or find a new/weird way to make it.
so obviously I couldn't just make a plain ol' devil's food cake (or cupcakes). instead I decided to do devil's food cupcakes w/nutella filling, peanut butter-cinnamon frosting, and chocolate butterscotch swirl on top. see, I told you- I can't just leave things alone.
since I just used a box, there's not really much of a recipe. just follow the instructions on the box, and then:
- fill cupcake liners about halfway up w/batter, then spoon in about 1/4 teaspoon of nutella, cover nutella w/just a little more batter.
- bake according to instructions on box (about 20 minutes).
- about 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar (depending on how thick/thin you want the frosting)
- 1tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- approx. 1/4 cup milk
- cream all ingredients together on medium in stand mixer until creamy and fluffy.
for the chocolate on top I melted about 2/3 cup of a mix of regular semi-sweet chocolate chips and butterscotch chips in the microwave for about 20 seconds at a time, stirring, until it was all smooth and evenly melted. spoon it into a plastic zip-top bag, clip off a tiny end to pipe onto the cupcakes.
and yeah, that's about it! I only tasted a half of a test cupcake, cause the rest are for dessert, but I'm pretty pleased w/the outcome.
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