Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Ingredients

  • For Peanut Butter Frosting:
  • Any Chocolate cake mix.
  • 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3-1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • Reese's Peanut Butter Cups for decoration

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Prepare chocolate cake batter according to recipe's instructions
- Fill mini cupcake liners about 2/3 of the way full
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely while preparing frosting
- For frosting: in an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, and peanut butter together on medium speed until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar until well combined. Gently mix in whipped topping until smooth and fluffy. Once cupcakes are completely cooled, use a large star tip to pipe the frosting and top with Reese's peanut butter cup pieces.