Peanut butter buttercream

Sign up for our newsletters to get GMA delivered to your inbox every morning! Two former NFL teammates have whipped up a sweet new show that looks at their post-football passion — cupcakes. Michael Griffin and Brian Orakpo peanut butter buttercream “Good Morning America” on Wednesday ahead of their new Roku docu-comedy, reality baking series, “The Cupcake Guys. The former Pro Bowlers who both played for the Tennessee Titans, fell in love with a Nashville-based bakery Gigi’s Cupcakes and following their professional careers on the gridiron, Griffin opened a franchise of the confectioner in Austin with Orakpo.

Now, the Cupcake Guys document their journey transitioning from football stars to cupcake kings. The pair shared two cupcake recipes with “GMA” to recreate a taste of the treats at home. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Line in cupcake liner 24 tins. In an electric mixer add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt whisk thoroughly till combined. Add milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla to the flour mixture and mix on med speed until well combined.

Reduce speed and carefully add the boiling hot water to the mixer and mix until well combined. Fill the cups up halfway with batter. Or until toothpick comes out clean. Add vanilla and milk and mix well. Add the crushed chocolate sandwich and blend well.

If mixture is to thick add more milk to get to your desired thickness is achieved. Once cupcakes have cooled use a tip to make a whole in the cupcake. Get a container of cool whip place in a bag and fill the cup cake with cool whip. Add buttermilk , oil, eggs, and vanilla to the flour mixture and mix on med speed until well combined. Fill the lined cups up halfway with batter.