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Dad's Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
by Tami Rose
What could be more perfect than pairing chocolate and peanut
butter? These delicious cupcakes bring both flavors together in
one big bite. Personalize them for your Dad for Father's Day.
What You Need:
1-boxed Devils Food Cake Mix, prepared for cupcakes
peanut butter frosting*
chocolate almond bark for melting
wax paper
Prepare cake mix for cupcakes as directed on box. Cool completely before frosting.
Peanut Butter Frosting
1/3 C. butter, softened
1 C. creamy peanut butter
3 TBSP milk
2-2 1/2 C. powdered sugar
Using an electric mixer beat all ingredients until thick and creamy. Chill frosting until ready to use. Bring to room temperature to use. Frost cupcakes
DAD Signs
Melt 4 blocks of almond bark in a microwave safe bowl for 30-second intervals until chocolate is melted. Pour chocolate into an icing bag fitted with a writing tip or into a plastic baggie. Snip off the very tip of one end of baggie.
Lay a sheet of wax paper on a baking sheet or directly onto the table. Pipe the word DAD
onto the wax paper using the chocolate. Make sure all of the letters are connected so that it will harden as one piece of chocolate. Allow chocolate to dry and harden. Place a chocolate DAD on top of each cupcake.
About the Author:
Tami Rose lives in North Carolina with her husband and 2 children. She is always on the lookout for fun, easy recipes that any
age group can make. She is the Assistant Administrator on the MomsMenu.com forums.
You can find her there under the username of "ajrsmom".
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