Chocolate Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

Sometimes for birthdays or just for fun my mom makes these chocolate cup cakes with peanut butter frosting. She got the idea from the Barefoot Contessa, but this time it is a little different. I used my own cake recipe but still used Ina's peanut butter frosting. When I made these, my cousin Harris decided to help make them. These cupcakes are a fun thing to make with the family. I hope you like my decadent cake and the Barefoot Contessa's creamy frosting.

Cake:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 sugar
1 cup coco powder
2 sticks butter
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup heavy cream.

Frosting:
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup heavy cream
6 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

First put the butter and sugar together and cream with an electric mixer or a hand mixer until fluffy.

Then to the butter mixture add the eggs, heavy cream, and vanilla extract and mix until combined.

Then add the flour, coco powder, salt, and baking soda to the mixture and stir until it looks almost like chocolate mousse.

Then using and ice cream scoop portion out the cup cakes and cook for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Then let the cupcakes cool while you make the frosting.

Put the butter, confectioners sugar, peanut butter, vanilla extract, heavy cream, and salt into a mixing bowl. Then using a hand mixer or the electric mixer combine until there and no clumps and looks like frosting. Then frost the cupcakes and enjoy!