Coping, with cupcakes

They're comfort in fluted liners, a little luxury with fluff on top. They're more than fun - they're an industry.

September 17, 2009|By Carolyn Davis, Inquirer Staff Writer
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3. Spoon 2 tablespoons chocolate batter into each lined cup, followed by 1 tablespoon peanut butter filling. Repeat with another tablespoon of batter, and top with 1 teaspoon filling. Swirl top of cupcake batter and filling with a wooden skewer or toothpick.

4. Bake, rotating tin halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in centers comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, about 40 minutes. Transfer tin to a wire rack to cool completely before removing cupcakes. Cupcakes can be stored up to 3 days at room temperature in airtight containers.

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- From Martha Stewart's Cupcakes (Clarkson-Potter, 2009)

Notes: To prepare peanut butter filling, stir together 4 tablespoons unsalted melted butter, 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar, 3/4 cup smooth peanut butter, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract.

Per cupcake: 383 calories, 7 grams protein, 33 grams carbohydrates, 23 grams sugar, 27 grams fat, 85 milligrams cholesterol, 201 milligrams sodium, 3 grams dietary fiber.


Contact staff writer Carolyn Davis at 215-854-4214 or cdavis@phillynews.com.

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