Reeces Peanut Butter Core Cupcakes

Hello guys,

Recently I watched a video posted by Tanya where she and Zoe (aka Zoella) did some baking so because I hadn't baked in a while it made me want to bake! A while back I had the idea of a peanut butter core cupcake recipe and on Saturday my friend Emily came over and we did a few hours of baking! The inspiration for this was Reeces peanut butter cups (which a friend of mine has been eating lots of at the moment!) as they have a chocolate outside and a peanut centre.

Makes 24 Cupcakes

You Will Need:

For the centre:

• 45g unsalted Butter (Room temperature)
• 160g smooth Peanut Butter
• 125g icing sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla Extract

Alternatively you could use 24 Reeces peanut butter mini cups

For the cupcakes:

These are just a Mary Berry fairy cake recipe so if you have a favourite that makes 24 cupcakes then use your own however I used:

• 200g softened butter
• 200g caster sugar
• 4 eggs
• 150 self raising flour
• 50g cocoa powder
• 2 level tsp of baking powder

For the icing:

For the icing I used two different icings for a twisty affect however I used milk instead of dark chocolate for the chocolate butter cream so because the two colours didn't have a distinct different the swirl of colours wasn't noticeable. So make sure you use dark chocolate. To simplify it you could just do one type, but check your using the right measurements.

For the Peanut Butter Buttercream

• 210g icing sugar
• 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 50ml milk
• 55g smooth peanut butter

For the Chocolate Buttercream

• 420g icing sugar
• 55g butter
• 85g dark chocolate
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3-4 tsp milk (add more if mixture is to stiff)

Method:

To start preheat the oven 200 C/ Fan 180 C

To make the filling:

1. Combine all the ingredients for the peanut butter core in a bowl then mix. 


2. Separate the mixture into 24 1 inch balls for the centre of the cakes.

For the cake mix:

1.Combine all the ingredients in the order they are listed above, in a bowl. 
2. Pour the mixture into 24 cases and fill them only halfway. Then put the peanut butter ball in the centre and cove with the rest of the mixture. 

3.Put in the oven and bake for 12-18 minutes.

Once the cakes are out of the oven and fully cooled pipe the icing on top.

For the icing:

1. Mix the ingredients for each flavour in separate bowls using a spoon or an electric whisk. 

2. Then put two strips of peanut butter icing down the side of an icing bag. Then fill the bag up with chocolate buttercream and pipe the cakes. 

3. If you run out of mixture I would suggest using a new bag rather than trying to put strips of peanut butter icing down the sides of a sticky piping bag! As I used milk choc rather than dark when I piped the similarity of the icing colours meant there wasn't a real swirl however they tasted just as good!

I was very happy with how these turned out as they were delicious! If you try these or have a question leave me a comment. Have a lovely week,

Abi
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Spring Time

Hello guys,
Well it's finally getting into the part of Spring where it's nice and warm all the time. This makes all the flowers come out and blossom takes over the trees, So I spent a lot of time just taking photos in my garden of my cats and of some of the flowers. So I wanted to share them but also make the post a little bit more chatty!

As I said, in England the weather is finally getting warmer so there is more sunshine and we have seemed to have gotten past 'April Showers'. I love springtime because of how everything just seems to light up and there is so much more colour. For starters my closet! I love Winter and Autumn fashion; reds and oranges are gorgeous and big jumpers and leggings are so comfy. However I have a lot more pink and pastel clothes! So it is nice to be able to wear those things again as well. I also feel more happy to be healthy compared to the colder months because when it gets hotter there are so many more fruits like mango, strawberries and of course raspberries, which I have been growing in my garden for the last few years.

In primary school during Lunchtime my friends and I used to sit in the field at my school and make Daisy chains and I was so good at making them! So when I was outside in my garden with my cat and I noticed a little patch of daisies, I had to make myself a little flower crown! It's also nice for my garden to have all the pops of colour again and I think the long cold Winter makes me a little bit more grateful!

I hope you've liked this post as it's a little different from my others. Have a lovely week,

Abi

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Disney Princess Lessons: Snow White

Hello guys,
As I mentioned in a previous blog post I am a massive Disney lover and the other day I was watching Snow White and I had an idea. I'd been thinking a lot about how I could include some Disney related posts into my blog and then I had the idea of doing a collection of blogposts where I look at the important values a Disney film teaches. Disney Princess films are loved by most, but especially young girls so it is important for these princesses to be a good influence and bring out positive characteristics in them. So I am going to be sharing with you what I have learnt from each Disney princess film, starting with Disney's first; Snow White.

Jealousy is Harmful

In the film the Queen, who consults her magic mirror everyday, is told that she is not as beautiful as Snow White so she plots to kill her. Granted, this is extreme it still teaches that jealousy harms not just others but yourself too. Her judgement, self obsession and jealousy get is the way of her happiness.


Kindness and Friendships are very important

Snow White's heart shone through as she was beautiful both outside and in. Her kindness makes other people want to help her; the huntsman let her go and the dwarfs let he into there home. Her friends rush to try and save her and are always at her defense.


People aren't always what they seem

This is both positive and negative. The obvious negative example is when the Queen disguises herself as an old women and tricks Snow white into eating her poisoned apple. Yes, Snow White was very naive to take food from a creepy old lady so I guess don't take food from strangers is a good lesson too! A positive example of this though is Grumpy the Dwarf who appears as hostile and unwelcoming towards Snow when she first arrived but ended being very attached to her. I think that it shows giving people a chance is important and always showing them kindness even if it's not returned straight away.



Thank you for reading, I hope you have enjoyed this post.  Look out for more like this, with the next being Cinderella, who is Disney's second princess.

Abi

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Something New!

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Hey guys,
First of all sorry for not posting on Wednesday, I hadn't planned ahead this week and then I suddenly had a lot of work I wasn't expecting so I didn't have time. 

Secondly I am now on Bloglovin and I would really appreciate it if you would follow me with the link above. I think you would then get notified whenever I publish a post. If you don't have a blog but would still like an account that's fine as you don't need a blog to have one.

Just a short post today but I will be posting again on Wednesday. Please leave a comment if there is anything you would like to see. Have a nice week, 

Abi
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