Peanut Cupcakes with Nougat-Chocolate Frosting

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I had the same terrible experience as most of the reviewers. The flavors were terrific but the nougat slid off the cupcake and made a mess. The cupcakes were very dry. I wish I had looked up the recipe on here before making it from the mag. I also made 1/2 the nougat and it was plenty!!! If I make them again I will use a different cupcake recipe and try to trouble shoot the sliding nougat!!!

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the frosting was the worst, I almost broke my kitchen aide mixer. I have learned to read the reviews before trying something new.

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The batter was easy and the cupcakes came out perfect, fluffy and tasty and not too sweet. I have to say, I made 12 cupcakes with this batter...:! The marshmallow peanutbutter frosting was also delicious, but I sprinkled some smarties on top and some additional peanutbutter. yuuuuuuuuuuuuuum. thanks foodnetwork kitchen people :

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I loved these cupcakes. Although they took a bit longer to make than other cupcakes, it was worth the time.
Unlike other reviews I've read, I did not find that the cupcake was dry or tasteless. My cupcakes had a caramel flavor and I loved the crunch of the peanuts. If you make them, definitely let them cool completely before putting on the nougat and the frosting. That may be why others found that the nougat and frosting didn't stay onto the cupcake.
As far as the nougat, I mixed it and waited a little bit to put it on top of the cupcakes. However, in hindsight, I shouldn't have waited because it was sticky and difficult to get off of the spoon. But - who said making cupcakes is a clean business, huh? :D I just kept right on and put a good-sized dollop on top of each.
The buttercream was rich and creamy. I swirled that on top of the nougat and topped it with some chopped up peanuts.
SUCCESS! Everyone loved them and, even though I'm not a huge chocolate fan, so did I! I will definitely make these again.

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Absolutely awful. Messy nougat ( I used the recipe from the Food Network Magazine before it was corrected! The nougat slid off the cupcakes and all over the counter. The cupcakes are dry and tasteless. Very disappointing to spend so much money on a recipe and have it be such a disater!

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I made the mistake of making the cupcakes before reading reviews. Unfortunately many of the previous reviews were accurate regarding the cupackes be so dry! I followed the recipe exactly and they were very, very dry. I modified the peanut nougat layer based on prior reviews. I used 4 oz heavy cream and 8 oz peanut butter chips to make a ganache, and then I mixed that with about half a small jar of marshmallow creme. This made the perfect amount for 2 dozen cupcakes. I made the chocolate frosting per the recipe and it was very good.

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Like some others here, I wish I had read the reviews before wasting so much time and $$ on making this recipe. And like most everyone else here, I had the same results: very dry cake, nougat that wouldn't stay put and frosting that followed the nougat. I let these cupcakes cool for 3 hours so I know they weren't too warm when the nougat was applied. And why so much nougat and frosting?? I had half a bowl of each left over! Did anyone at the magazine actually test this recipe before they styled the photo shoot? The magazine owes its readers a re-test of this recipe and/or an analysis of why such a miserable failure across all regions of the country - it was not weather or humidity-related or novice-baker related.

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These cupcakes were a complete mess! The cake was dry, the marshmallow frosting ran off the cupcakes which in turn caused the chocolate to separate and run as well. I made the mistake of offering to bake these for a birthday celebration at work, the night before. After spending 2 hrs trying to salvage these cupcakes, I went to the store and bought a cake for the celebration instead. My coworkers did get a kick out of the pictures of the disastrous cupcakes though.

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this recipe is good as far as taste goes (JUST like a snicker! except for the cupcake was a little dry, but the nougat was, as others have said, totally messy and runny and, having left them overnight with the chocolate frosting on top, i found all of the toppings had run off the cupcake in the morning! they looked horrid and i definitely wouldnt want to take them to a party! everything also needs to be split in half- the timing (only took 10 minutes, and both of the frostings produced excessive quantities. Now that I have leftover nougat and chocolate frosting to spare, I'm going to try just making the cake batter a little more moist, and using a rectangular cake pan so that I don't have to worry about runny, messy cupcakes! nice concept, not so nice execution!

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I too wish I read these reviews before making these. The cupcakes definitely tasted like snickers; however, they were a complete mess to make and I don't think I would try these again. If I did, I would use less nuts in the actual cupcake batter, definitely less marshmallow for the nougat (maybe more peanut butter would keep it from running down the sides?. The frosting was good. My cupcakes were not completely cooled when I put the nougat on them, which I knew would create a problem but I had to finish them to bring to a party. Allowing them to thoroughly cool would probably help with the dripping.