Peanut Butter Cream Filled Chocolate Cupcakes (Gluten Free Option)

So I found out that a few of my daughter’s friends have issues with gluten.  I’m from the old school before gluten allergies were properly diagnosed, where we ate everything, smoked candy cigarettes and played cowboys and Indians, and boys and girls both had cap guns and sling shots.

As an adult it’s my responsibility to progress and with that comes learning about new things and having new experiences, hence the beginning of my serious journey into gluten free cupcakes.

I stumbled on this little recipe simply because visually hey looked fantastic and thought if those are gluten free, then my daughters friends are going to be in for a treat.  The best part of this recipe is that you can make it gluten free or not.

The recipe is straight forward and what you see in the middle is a peanut butter cream that will make you want to spread it on everything!!  This recipe is a little effort that looks like a lot of work.  Those are my favorite kinds.  Hit the Recipe link below and BAKE!!

Hershey Kiss Acorn Topped Spice Pumpkin Cupcakes

These are Thanksgiving cupcakes, there is no doubt about it.  I tried to place them in multiple categories and you really can’t.  Fall cupcakes?? Maybe.

The design of these cupcake are just divine because the acorns are brilliant.  If you look closely you can see that they are made from Hershey’s kisses and they have Nutter Butter Mini’s as tops.  When you twist the minis apart, there is still just enough peanut butter there (resist the need to lick) and use that peanut butter to stick to the Hershey Kisses.  Then use a chocolate chip for the little acorn stem.

The hardest part of the whole damn recipe was the stem!  The recipe will tell that the heat from your hand is enough to melt the acorn stem to the top of the “Nutter Butter” mini.  I must be cold blooded because it didn’t melt.  What I ended up doing  using a warm cup of coffee and pressing the chip up to the cup.  Then I stuck it right to the top.  Worked like a charm.  Let’s see how well you do.  Hit the Button and BAKE!

The Greatest Peanut Butter Cupcake on The Planet!

If you just want a peanut butter cupcake recipe, this is the best I have tasted so far.

Warning – the pictures are going to look way more intimidating then the actual recipe.  Also, don’t be put off by peanut butter with the peanut butter frosting….it’s not as overbearing as it sounds.  It’s actually quite perfect.

Now those are the warnings, here are the tips:  As the author suggest, break the recipe up into two parts by cooking the praline a day or so ahead.  I just found that the total process took a little bit longer than I expected, part of the reason was the caramelizing bananas.  That was my first time attempting it and had to do it twice.  It’s just like frying platinos but if you overcook them they get soggy.  At this point in the recipe I was so close to completion that caramelizing a 2^nd banana was torture…I was so close but so far. The pay off and the reaction was great!!  Click the recipe button and Bake!!

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