Chocolate Whoopie Cakes

Well, here's my take on Chocolate Cake . I took out my old handy dandy recipe box found a recipe for Chocolate Whoopie  Cupcakes

 ~Recipe~

2 c. Flour
1 1/4 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Baking Powder
1 c. Hot Water
2/3 c. Cocoa Powder
3/4 c. Shortening(Crisco)
1 1/2 c. Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla

~Peanut Butter Frosting~

2 1/2 c. Powdered Sugar
1/3 c. Butter
1/3 c. Peanut Butter
1 tsp. Vanilla
3 Tbsp. Milk
Dash or Pinch of Ground Clove

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. 
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  In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder; set aside. In small bowl, mix hot water and cocoa until dissolved; set aside.
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  In large bowl, beat shortening with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and cocoa mixture, about half at a time, beating just until blended.
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  Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each with about 3 tablespoons batter or until about two-thirds full.
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  Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

  
  

  In small bowl, add powered sugar,butter,peanut butter,vanilla,milk and pinch/dash of clove.Mix frosting together. Add frosting to your pastry bag for easy way of frosting. Cut cupcakes crosswise into halves. Add frosting filling on each cupcake bottom; replace cupcake tops. 

  
  

  * Note* I used a Ziploc baggie for a Pastry Bag..