ingredients:Dark Chocolate Cupcakes1 tablespoon vanilla1/3rd cup
plus 1 tablespoon warm water1/3rd cup plus 1 tablespoon all purpose
cocoa powder2 teaspoons instant espresso granules1 1/2 cups all
purpose four1/2 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2
teaspoon salt1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)1 1/8 cup sugar2
eggs1/2 cup buttermilkCreamy Peanut Butter Frosting1 cup
confectioners' sugar1 cup cream peanut butter! tablespoons unsalted
butter" room temperature1 teaspoon vanilla e#tract1/$ teaspoon
salt1/3 cup %eav creamChocolate Ganache3 o& dark c%ocolate
(around '() cocoa)" c%opped1/3 cup %eav w%ipping cream1 tablespoon
unsalted butterdirections:Dark Chocolate Cupcakes*re%eat oven to
3!( degrees+ ,ine standard mu-n tins wit% paper liners+.n a small
bowl combine vanilla e#tract" warm water" cocoa powder" and instant
espresso granules+ /%isk till well combined and set aside+.n a
medium microwave safe bowl" microwave butter till bubbl" about 1
minute and 1! seconds+ *our butter into stand mi#er" add sugar" and
mi# on medium until cooled" about $0! minutes+ 1nce cooled" add
eggs one at a time" mi# until incorporated+ 2dd cocoa powder
mi#ture" scraping down t%e sides as needed+ 3educe speed to low and
add four" alternating wit% t%e buttermilk" until 4ust
combined+5ivide batter evenl among lined cups" 6lling eac% 3/$
full+ 7ake until a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean"
about 1802( minutes+ 8ransfer tins to wire racks to cool 1!
minutes9 turn out cupcakes onto racks and let cool completel+Creamy
Peanut Butter Frosting*lace t%e confectioners' sugar" peanut
butter" butter" vanilla" and salt in t%e bowl of an electric mi#er
6tted wit% a paddle attac%ment+ :i# on medium0low speed until
cream" scraping down t%e bowl wit% a rubber spatula as ou work+ 2dd
t%e cream and beat on %ig% speed until t%e mi#ture is lig%t and
smoot%+*ipe onto cupcakes and place in fridge afterwards for 1!
minutes w%ile ou make t%e ganac%e+ ;ou want t%e frosting to be
cooled 4ust to ensure t%e ganac%e does not melt t%e
frosting+Chocolate Ganache*lace t%e c%opped c%ocolate in a medium
si&ed %eatproof bowl+ ookie
