Chocolate Coca-Cola Cupcakes with Salted Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

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Chocolate Coca-Cola Cupcakes with Salted Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

Chocolate Coca-Cola Cupcakes with Salted Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

  • Author: The Commish
  • Prep Time: 30 min
  • Cook Time: 20 min
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x
  • Category: Dessert
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Ingredients

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For the cupcakes:

  • 1 cup Coca-Cola®
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into four pieces
  • 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 large egg

For the peanut butter buttercream frosting:

  • 4 cups confectioners sugar
  • 8 ounces unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup natural creamy peanut butter
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 6 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  • Chocolate jimmies or sprinkles, for garnish
  • Ground salted peanuts, for garnish
  • Coarse sea salt, for garnish

Instructions

To prepare the cupcakes:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Line a cupcake pan with 12 cupcake liners. Set aside.
  3. In a small saucepan over medium heat, heat the Coca-Cola®, cocoa and butter until the butter is melted. Add the granulated and brown sugars, and whisk until dissolved. Remove from heat. Allow to cool, about 10 minutes.
  4. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
  5. In a medium bowl, whisk the egg until foamy. Whisk in the cocoa mixture. Stir the flour mixture into the cocoa mixture.
  6. Divide the batter into the cupcake liners until each is 3/4 full.
  7. Bake the cupcakes until they spring back when pressed, about 18-20 minutes.
  8. Transfer the cupcake pan to a cooling rack. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.

To prepare the buttercream frosting:

  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the confectioners sugar, butter, peanut butter and salt on low speed. Beat until combined then increase the speed to high and beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add the cream by the tablespoon, and beat until the mixture is a medium consistency.
  2. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch piping tip. Pipe the cooled cupcakes.
  3. Garnish the frosted cupcakes with jimmies, ground peanuts and a sprinkle of salt.