Rich, moist chocolate cupcakes are filled with melted peanut butter and then topped with a sweet, satiny smooth, peanut butter frosting. A drizzle of melted chocolate tops off this delectable dessert.
Kelly Reci
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 21 minutesminutes
Total Time 31 minutesminutes
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
1cupunsalted sweet cream buttersoftened
3cupssugar
3cupsflour
1cupcocoa
2tspbaking soda
½tspsea salt
4eggs
1tspvanilla
1cupbuttermilk
1cupwater
1cuppeanut butterfor the filling after cupcakes are made
Frosting Ingredients
1cupunsalted sweet cream butterunsalted
3cupspowdered sugar
½cupspeanut butter
5tbspheavy whipping cream
1tspvanilla
chocolate syrupfor drizzling
Instructions
Cupcake Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar and cream until completely mixed.
Add in the eggs, one at a time, beating to combine.
Add in the vanilla.
In another large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients.
In a third bowl, combine the milk and water.
Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry, stirring well after each addition to make sure all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
Evenly divide the batter into the 12 cupcake cups, making sure they are no more than 2/3 of the way full.
Bake for 21 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out dry.
Let cupcakes cool on wire racks before frosting.
Instructions To Make the Frosting
Add in all ingredients into a standing mixer and mix until combined and stiff peaks form.
You'll know its ready when the frosting is stiff and doesn't fall off a spoon.
**If powder sugar pebbles form, add in more heavy cream (1 to 2 tbsp). If too thin add in 1/2 C powder sugar.**
Putting It All Together
Add the remaining cup of peanut butter to a small, microwave-safe bowl, and put microwave for 1 minute. Stir.
Carefully carve out a small hole into the center of each cupcake and fill with the melted peanut butter.
Frost the cupcakes with the peanut butter icing, and then drizzle with chocolate.