A few weeks ago we were invited to a friend’s master’s graduation party and decided the bring these babies! Not only are they so tasty, with the richest peanut butter frosting, but they are a hit! The graduation hats are a little time-consuming to prep but it’s worth it, the detail goes a long way.

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Thank you Gimme Some Oven for this wonderful recipe, I followed it line by line, you can find it here! I omitted the mini peanut butter cups in the cupcakes as they were going on top as part of the hat.

http://www.gimmesomeoven.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-cupcakes/

For the graduation hats you will need;

Twizzlers Pull and Peel Licorice, each “strand” cut into 2 inch long pieces with one end sliced a few time to resemble the tassel on a graduation cap.

Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups

Flat chocolate bar with large squares pieces, you could  also use thin mints

M&Ms, I used dark chocolate M&Ms

Decorative Icing

To transform these into little hats. Place one dot of icing on top of the chocolate square and press the non tasselled end of the licorice into the icing with the M&M. Stick that piece on top of the peanut butter cup with a drop of icing and voilà, a graduation cap! Push these into your cupcake icing and there you have it.