Ive been looking online and I can only find ones that require 'shortening' which i don't have. Anyone know any good recipes including nice icing recipes too.
I was gonna try and make a peanut butter one, but think chocolate spread (nutella) cup cakes would be nicer. If not just a plain cupcake with nice icing?!

I want to be really big sickly looking cup cakes with a shit load of icing.

Im really bored and want to do this now.

Thank you.

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I like these.
cute as hell cupcake style. on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

And these.


This recipe looks delicious, but I want to make the cake mix myself.
Mini OREO Surprise Cupcakes Recipe on Yahoo! Food

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my friends used to run a night called Viva Cake which had the best cupcakes.

I came to one of them didn't I?! There were cupcakes at that one I came to anyway at St. Mortiz. I had loads and ended up carrying the tray around and handing them out for them at the end of the night for some reason?! They were really nice.

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why not do chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter icing?

Recipes : Chocolate Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Icing : Food Network

Chocolate Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Icing
Copyright 2006, Barefoot Contessa at Home, All Rights Reserved

Recipe Summary
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 14 to 15 cupcakes


12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, shaken, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
2 tablespoons brewed coffee
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup good cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Kathleen's Peanut Butter Icing, recipe follows
Chopped salted peanuts, to decorate, optional

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and 2 sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes. Lower the speed to medium, add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, and coffee. In another bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. On low speed, add the buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture alternately in thirds to the mixer bowl, beginning with the buttermilk mixture and ending with the flour mixture. Mix only until blended. Fold the batter with a rubber spatula to be sure it's completely blended.

Divide the batter among the cupcake pans (1 rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount). Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pans, and allow to cool completely before frosting.

Frost each cupcake with Peanut Butter Icing and sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.

Kathleen's Peanut Butter Icing:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup heavy cream

Place the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as you work. Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth.

I've made these before and they came out PERFECT. These babies will impress anyone.




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