Workin' Man Blues = Gone Cupcakes

My husband JD's working full-time and going to school. This means that he gets home at around 10:30 every night. And I leave for work before he gets up in the morning. To say the least, this situation is lame. Sometimes, when he's having a hard day, I like to make him something nice to come home to. So, I decided to make him some dark chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. He posted on Facebook "workin man blues = gone". And thus the Workin' Man Blues = Gone Cupcakes were born.

Workin' Man Blues = Gone Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

• 2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 c. plus 1 Tbps. dark cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 3/4 butter (room temperature)
• 2 c. sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 11/2 c. milk

Preheat oven to 350F. Line tins with cupcake liners. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa, and salt. Cream butter and sugar together and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add flour mixture and milk alternately, beating well after each addition. Bake 20-25 min.

Peanut Butter Frosting

Cream 1/2 c. butter and 1 c. peanut butter until smooth. Add 4 c. icing sugar and milk as needed, until desired consistency is reached.