Peabody's Chocolate Malted Cupcakes with Chocolate Malted Milk Whipped Cream Frosting

OH MY!!!! These are to DIE for! You will never try another chocolate recipe after tasting this one. I found this recipe on a another blog I frequent Meet Me in the Kitchen and http://culinaryconcoctonsbypeabody.com/ where the recipe originated from.

Chocolate Whopper Malted Cupcakes
1-2/3 cup of AP flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup malted milk powder ( I used Ovaltine)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1-1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups whole milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract

• Preheat oven to 325F.
• Mix flour, baking powder, salt, malt powder, cocoa together and set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, on at a time, mixing well after each addition.
• Alternately add flour and milk
• Add vanilla and beat well
• Spoon batter into cupcake paper, filling cups about 2/3 full. Bake for 25 minutes (15 for minis) or until tester inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool.

Chocolate Malted Milk Whip Cream Frosting

1 cup heavy whipping cream

1 cup powdered sugar

4 T. malted milk powder

2T. unsweetened cocoa powder

• In a lg bowl, whip the cream until it forms soft peaks.
• Add sugar, malt powder, and cocoa powder. beat until stiff.
• Frost cool cupcakes with whipped cream frosting.
• Top with whoppers.