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I work out every day. I mean I stuff Almond Joy candy bars in crescent rolls for breakfast. I kind of need to exercise.
Usually I go to the gym, where I embarrass myself in a Core class or I read 50 Shades of Grey on the elliptical and try not to blush.
{Side note: have you read that book? Oh my. It’s…intense. And I don’t quite understand why everyone is so thrilled about a book where a girl chooses to be in an abusive relationship? If it wasn’t for the good…stories…I’d probably have stopped reading. Just kidding… I’m so excited I’ll be discussing this at a book club. That night should be interesting. There better be lots of cocktails.}
I’ve been really enjoying running, which is a lot for me to say because my running is a lot like Phoebe’s. {If you have no idea what that means, well…can we even move on from there?}
I can’t do it more than a couple times a week, as I have an old lady body with old lady knees and ankles and a bad lower back thanks to being pregnant with Jordan. (I swear, it’s all been downhill since I had a kid. What the heck is up with that?)
{Speaking of kids ruining your body, when I’m at the gym and see the clique of 12-pack ab moms at the pool in their teeny tiny bikinis with three kids apiece, I want to cry. Or maybe go and poke them and look for their alien not-from-Earth marks. Because, seriously, how is that possible?}
I really enjoy running outdoors, although my geriatric knees don’t allow it as much as on a treadmill. Nevertheless, I strap on my running shoes a few times a week and head out, jamming to I’m Sexy and I Know It.
And every single time right when I get sweaty and out of breath and I feel like I’m ready to die because I’m running a 12 minute mile, an old dude passes me.
The same old guy. Every time. He’s gotta be in his 80s. All hunched over and running.
Faster than me.
It’s humbling.
But then I remind myself, he’s probably an alien too. And then I feel better.
Also something that makes me feel better?
Doing this
This idea is totally copied from the awesome Love From The Oven. The second I saw her cupcake ball stuffed cupcakes, I knew that I had to make them at some point.
And when I had decided that I would make 70 cake pops for the teachers at school, made the cake, crumbled it and mixed it with frosting, only to remember that I hate making cake balls and pops because it’s way too time consuming and I get bored way too easily, luckily I remembered this recipe and realized all that mashed up cake and frosting had somewhere else to go besides inside my tummy.
So I used peanut butter cake. And chocolate frosting. And a mini peanut butter cup for decoration.
You wonder why I need to exercise.
Chocolate Cake Ball Stuffed Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the Cake Balls
- Cooled chocolate cake
- Chocolate or Vanilla frosting
For the Peanut Butter Cupcakes
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup whole milk
For the Frosting
- 3 sticks butter , softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¾ cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
- Mini Peanut Butter Cups , unwrapped, for garnish
Instructions
Make the Cake Balls
- Crumble your cake into a large bowl. Add about ¾ can of frosting for an entire 9x13” cake. You can adjust your amount accordingly. You will not need an entire cake for these cupcakes, but you can freeze cake ball mixture if you have leftover. Otherwise, if you don’t want to freeze leftover, start with about ¼ of a cake and ¼ cup of frosting.
- Form into 1” balls and freeze until ready to use in cupcakes.
Make the Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line muffin cups with liners (about 18).
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer, beat together brown sugar, butter, and vanilla. Add peanut butter beating until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add milk. Slowly add the flour mixture and beat until combined, do not overmix.
- Place about one tablespoon of batter in each muffin cup. Place a frozen cake ball on top and add another tablespoon of batter. Bake 20-25 minutes, until the cupcakes begin to brown and spring back when touched. Let cool completely before icing.
Make the Frosting
- Beat butter with a hand mixer until soft. Slowly add cocoa and beat until mixed. Slowly add powdered sugar. Mix in vanilla and just enough heavy cream to get your desired consistency. Frost cupcakes and top with a mini peanut butter cup.
Chocolate Cake Ball Stuffed Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the Cake Balls
- Cooled chocolate cake
- Chocolate or Vanilla frosting
For the Peanut Butter Cupcakes
- 1 ¼ cups flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup whole milk
For the Frosting
- 3 sticks butter , softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¾ cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
- Mini Peanut Butter Cups , unwrapped, for garnish
Instructions
Make the Cake Balls
- Crumble your cake into a large bowl. Add about ¾ can of frosting for an entire 9x13” cake. You can adjust your amount accordingly. You will not need an entire cake for these cupcakes, but you can freeze cake ball mixture if you have leftover. Otherwise, if you don’t want to freeze leftover, start with about ¼ of a cake and ¼ cup of frosting.
- Form into 1” balls and freeze until ready to use in cupcakes.
Make the Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line muffin cups with liners (about 18).
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer, beat together brown sugar, butter, and vanilla. Add peanut butter beating until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add milk. Slowly add the flour mixture and beat until combined, do not overmix.
- Place about one tablespoon of batter in each muffin cup. Place a frozen cake ball on top and add another tablespoon of batter. Bake 20-25 minutes, until the cupcakes begin to brown and spring back when touched. Let cool completely before icing.
Make the Frosting
- Beat butter with a hand mixer until soft. Slowly add cocoa and beat until mixed. Slowly add powdered sugar. Mix in vanilla and just enough heavy cream to get your desired consistency. Frost cupcakes and top with a mini peanut butter cup.
Last Updated on February 2, 2023
These are awesome!
I’m still trying to lose a few baby pounds…..but I seriously need to exercise every day for the rest of my life because I refuse to give up sweets. It’s just not an option for me. 🙂
Have you ever tried the Turbo Fire workouts? I’m borrowing them from a friend. I’m not going to buy them myself….full of ladies just like you mentioned, one of whom has 7 kids, including a set of twins and a set of quadruplets (!!) and her abs make mine look like wrinkled jello. I just don’t need that shot to my self-esteem every time I try to work out, thank you very much.
I need some of your cupcakes for breakfast now. 🙂
Me too. Why live, if it’s without sugar? I love workout videos, but the lure of my pantry gets me every time, ha!
I need to exercise for all the reasons you shared…well, except for being past by the old dude. Which is too funny that he is there every day in the same outfit…I totally think you should make him cupcakes for his awesome alien determination to keep running!!! And those skinny ladies at the gym…I like to pretend air punch them:-)
Why, oh, why am I reading this at midnight? lol. 🙂 These look absolutely divine! Can’t wait to try them! 🙂
LOL, I do that at night too. Then I’m all hungry and stuff for cupcakes first thing in the am. Not a good combo! 🙂
You’re killin me, lady!
1. The Phoebe run is one of my fave and most refrences Friends moments.
2. I am embarrased to say I haven’t worked out in probably 4 years….. It’s terrible.
3. The old man has inspired me to work out. I don’t want to come visit you and get run over by the guy!
4. I strongly dislike making cake balls. Too much repetition, But I do like to eat them….
5. I want a cupcake now. If I promise to run tomorrow will you bake me some of these awesome cupies? PLEASE
Maybe its something in the air because I JUST finished making chocolate peanut butter ice cream!! There is no better pairing! Would it be too much to eat these cupcakes with my ice cream? lol They look fabulous!!!
That’s for sure, nothing better! And I think your ice cream and my cupcakes would work magic together!
These are insane! I haven’t seen the cake ball stuffing trick before and I absolutely love it! Totally worth another trip to the gym for 🙂
I know, totally. 🙂 And it’s way easier than dipping them in chocolate!
Whoops, that last comment was full of phone typos.
This is too funny, those are my sentiments exactly on running. I’ve been doing it lately (I even just finished talking about it a lil in tomorrows post), but I’m so bad. My husband is getting better & I know he’s going to leave me in the dust soon. It’s only a matter of time. Haha. these cupcakes look insane, BTW.
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Oh HELL YEAH. These look totally awesome–I’m glad I’m not the only one who say LFTO’s cake-ball stuffed cupcakes and decided it was vital to my future existence. Because it IS. And I think I know that old man you’re talking about–the one who jogs around our neighborhood EVERYDAMNDAY and has to be pushing 80-85? He’s awesome; totally my hero since I can’t even run to save my life. We should make him cupcakes since even if he IS an alien, he still deserves a taste of Earth so when his people decide to kill us all and turn us into slaves, he may spare you and I for being so kind.
Totally. We should, and it’s for sure the same guy. Same time, same outfit, every day. I admire his stamina, lol.
Holy Yum, Batman! Can you send one to me? I’m feeling too lazy to make them myself right now. 😉
Lol, wish I could!
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