Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- Bake:
- 18 Min.
- Prep:
- 18 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Beginner
- Yields:
- 18 cupcakes
This chocolate peanut butter cupcakes recipe yields delectable chocolate peanut butter treats dolloped with chocolate peanut butter frosting. Don't forget to top your Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes with REESE'S White Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures and sprinkles for a sweet finish. It's the ultimate dream dessert for those who love chocolate and peanut butter!
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Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 18 minutes
- Bake Time
- 18 minutes
- Cool Time
- 1 hour
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Ingredients
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1 cupsugar
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1/2 cup
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1/4 cupvegetable oil
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1egg
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3/4 cupall-purpose flour, plus 2 tablespoons
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1/2 cup
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3/4 tspbaking powder
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3/4 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 cupmilk
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1/2 cupboiling water or hot brewed coffee
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Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting
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2 Tbspssprinkles, orange or desired color
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1 canChocolate ready-to-spread frosting
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1/2 cup
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Step-By-Step Directions
Equipment Needed
oven
2-1/2 inch muffin cup tin
muffin cups
mixing bowl
mixer
measuring cups
rubber scraper
wire rack
1
Heat oven to 350° F. Line 18 muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper or foil baking cups.
2
Beat sugar, peanut butter, oil and vanilla in large mixing bowl until blended. Beat in egg. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to peanut butter mixture, beating until thoroughly blended. Stir in boiling water. Evenly divide batter into prepared muffin cups (filling each about half way or with about 3 tablespoons batter).
3
Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into centers of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool completely in pans on wire racks.
4
Remove wrappers from peanut butter cups; cut each into halves and set aside. Prepare and frost cupcakes with Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting. Top each frosted cupcake with sprinkles and 2 peanut butter cup halves.
TIP
Top with any of the flavor variations of REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups.
Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting:
Combine one can (16 oz) ready-to-spread chocolate frosting with 1/2 cup REESE’S Creamy Peanut Butter.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 18 servingsServing size 1 cupcake (101g)Amount per servingCalories410% Daily Value*Total Fat 21g 27%Saturated Fat 6g 30%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 10mg 3%Sodium 280mg 12%Total Carbohydrates 49g 18%Dietary Fiber 3g 11%Total Sugars 37gIncludes 35g Added Sugar 70%Protein 8gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 57mg 4%Iron 3mg 15%Potassium 199mg 4%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
