Slow Cooker: Peach Cobbler

There's nothing like fresh peaches in the summer time. There's nothing quite like peach cobbler. Yum! I found a recipe for slow cooker apple crisp/cobbler online and thought I would adapt it into Peach Cobbler instead (who's complaining right?). It turned out so moist and yummy! I will have to make it again to get a picture of it because it was gone before I found my camera! The only change I would make to it now is add more peaches... there wasn't quite enough for my liking...

{ingredients}
canned, sliced peaches (I used 1 29 oz can. but next time I will use more.- though the moisture of one can was just about right.)
1 dry yellow cake mix
6 Tbsp butter - melted
ground cinnamon to taste.

{directions}
1. In a 4-5 quart slow cooker add your peaches. (just dump it in. juices and all!)
2. next you add the cake mix on top. (do not mix it in.)
3. evenly poor (or spoon on) butter over the cake mix. (again, no stirring!)
4. sprinkle some cinnamon on top of the pile**
5. Cover and cook on High for 4 hours. (Do not mess with it. Don't even lift the lid for a sniff. It lengthens the cooking time. And don't worry, after 4 hours it will look like its supposed to. Even at 3 1/2 hours it might look like it needs something. Just trust the cooker to do its job!)

Side note: you want your slow cooker to be at least 1/2 full or just over. Too much or too little will result in less-than-desired results...

**you could also stir in some cinnamon to the dry cake mix before putting the cake mix in if you want it spread through out the cake a little more evenly. But if you spread it out evenly on top, you still get the cinnamon goodness!

Now enjoy! Yum!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

I HAD to make these so I could post the recipe for our family in Idaho. After going to a cooking class together we all wanted to make these cupcakes that she kept talking about. The author of 101 Gourmet Cupcakes in 10 minutes or less taught the class. Inside of each cupcake is a peanut butter cup. (Just make sure that if you buy enough peanut butter cups to make these twice, hide them from your 17 yr. old son)

1 box chocolate cake mix

3 eggs

1 cup milk

1 bag chocolate peanut butter cups (the big ones!!)

Mix together cake mix, eggs, and milk. Pour 2 tablespoons batter into paper liners and place a peanut butter cup on top. Fill paper liners 3/4 full.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack. When completely cooled, frost.

In the book she suggests chocolate frosting or peanut butter frosting. I let my son choose and he wanted peanut butter frosting. You will not be sorry. It goes perfectly with this cupcake.

Peanut Butter Frosting

1 cup peanut butter (chunky or smooth)

1/2 cup butter, room temperature

2 cups powdered sugar

3-4 Tablespoons milk or cream

1 tsp. vanilla

Combine peanut butter and butter in a large bowl, mixing together until light and fluffy. Stop mixer before adding sugar.

Add sugar, 3 tablespoons milk or cream, and vanilla. Start slow and mix together, gradually increasing the speed. Mix until smooth and creamy. Add 1 tablespoon milk or cream if frosting is too thick.