Peek-a-boo Cakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup walnut halves
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon water, plus
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 cakes:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 3 heavily grease 12 muffin cups with soft butter.
• 4 put 3-5 walnut halves in each cup.
• 5 combine melted butter, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon water in saucepan.
• 6 cook 1 minute over low heat.
• 7 place tablespoonful into each muffin cup.
• 8 in bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa, then set aside.
• 9 in small bowl, cream butter.
• 10 gradually add sugar; cream at high speed until light and fluffy.
• 11 at medium speed blend in egg and vanilla.
• 12 at low speed add dry ingredients alternately with 1/2 cup water (begin and end with dry ingredients)- mix well after each addition.
• 13 fill muffin cups half full.
• 14 bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes (until tops spring back when touched in center).
• 15 invert immediately onto rack.
• 16 frost sides.
• 17 icing:.
• 18 while cupcakes are baking, combine condensed milk and chocolate chips in top of double boiler.
• 19 cook over boiling water until spreading consistency (about 10 minutes).
• 20 blend in butter.
• 21 keep icing hot while frosting cupcakes.