Every time I go to the library I bring home a collection of cook books. This week I am experimenting with 'barefoot contessa at home' by Ina Garten. I usually find her recipes too fancy and scary to even attempt but the recipe for chocolate cupcakes and peanut butter icing seemed like a good one to try. The recipe was fairly easy but lots of ingredients. I have learned that Ina Garten loves to use coffee when baking with chocolate. She says that it brings out the chocolate flavor more, and I totally agree.
*Disclaimer: I am not a photographer. I also think that the icing on this cupcake looks like doo-doo.
I liked the cupcakes, but found that they were a bit dry. Maybe I baked too long? They shouldn't be dry...had sour cream and buttermilk in them. They were pretty good despite not being super moist. The icing was good, but I would have preferred peanut butter icing with cream cheese...everything is better with cream cheese.
Her cookbook is awesome and I want to use it more.
As your official tester I should probably rank your food as you go along right? So far this one is #1 :)
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