Surprise Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting (THM-S, Low Carb, Sugar Free)
By: Aleena Grace
Published: Sunday, April 9, 2017 - 8:05pm

Ingredients




For the Cupcakes:
1 1/2 Cups Trim Healthy Mama Baking Blend
1 1/4 Cups Gentle Sweet (or the equivalent of your favorite sweetener)
2/3 Cup Cocoa Powder
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Mineral Salt
2/3 Cup Melted Coconut Oil
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
4 Eggs
1 1/3 Cup Water
For the Filling:
6 Ounces Softened Cream Cheese
2 Tablespoons Gentle Sweet
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla
3 Tablespoons Lily's Dark Chocolate Chips (optional)
For the Frosting:
8 Ounces Softened Cream Cheese
1/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1/4 Cup Defatted Peanut Flour
3 Tablespoons Gentle Sweet
1 Tablespoon Creamy Natural Peanut Butter

Preparation

1 For the Filling: 2 Beat softened cream cheese, Gentle Sweet, and vanilla until smooth. 3 For the Cupcakes: 4 Preheat oven to 350. 5 Prepare a cupcake pan with liners, and grease liners well. 6 In a large mixing bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together. 7 Add melted coconut oil, vanilla, eggs, and water and mix well. (The batter will be thick, not runny.) 8 Fill cupcake liners 1/3 way full, then add a small dollop of cream cheese filling. 9 Put more batter on top, making the liners roughly 2/3 full. 10 Bake in preheated oven for 18-22 minutes, or until center tops of cupcakes are dry. 11 Allow cupcakes to cool completely before frosting. 12 For the Frosting: 13 Beat softened cream cheese and heavy whipping cream for 2 minutes. 14 Add remaining ingredients and mix well. 15 I find the frosting works better if I mix it up, then refrigerate it for 30-45 minutes, then beat it again. This seems to make it a stiffer frosting.

About

Perfect chocolate cupcakes with a surprise center and an optional peanut butter cream cheese frosting. These cupcakes are low carb, sugar free, and THM-S.