Dark Chocolate-Peanut Butter Dream Cupcakes Recipe

First, make Cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 F and line 24 cupcake cups with liners Bring the Guinness and butter to a simmer over med heat Add the cocoa powder and whisk until the mixture is smooth Remove from heat and cool slightly In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt Beat the eggs and sour cream on medium speed with electric mixer until combined and fluffy.

Add the Guinness-chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and beat just to combine.

Slowly add the flour mixture and beat on slow speed only slightly; using a rubber spatula, fold the batter until completely combined.

Divide the batter among the cupcake liners.

Bake for 17 minutes Cool the cupcakes on a wire rack While the cupcakes are cooling: make the frostings:

Peanut Butter Buttercream:

In a large bowl: beat butter and peanut butter until fluffy Add vanilla extract Add confectioners sugar 1/2 cup at a time until creamy and sweet enough for your taste Add the half & half and beat again Scrape the frosting into the corner of a small ziplock baggie Chocolate Buttercream:

In a large bowl: beat butter and vanilla extract and half & half until fluffy Add cocoa power and beat gently Add confectioners sugar 1/2 cup at a time until creamy and sweet enough for your taste Scrape the frosting into the corner of a separate small ziplock baggie To frost:

Place both of the small ziplock bags side by side into a larger ziplock bag so that the corners of the small bags are lined up into a single corver of the large bag. Cut the corner off with scissors (make sure to cut through all 3 corners)

Roll down the top of the gallon bag and pipe frosting onto the cooled cupcakes in a circular motion. See Photo Note: You can also use the frosting mixture to fill the cupcakes if you wish Chocolate Covered Pretzels: See Photo Boil a small saucepan of water Turn down to simmer and place a metal bowl on top of the pot so that it is just over the boiling water Add 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips to the metal bowl and stir constantly until melted.

Dip pretzels one at a time and place on parchments paper to set.

And last, but not least... Top each cupcakes with a chocolate covered pretzel and enjoy!