Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

By srumbel

Delicious cupcake that is special enough for a celebration, but easy enough for a weeknight treat. Recipe from HoosierHomemade.com

Ingredients

• Cupcakes
• 1 box yellow cake mix {I used Duncan Hines}
• 3/4 cup peanut butter, creamy
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk {splash of vinegar in a measuring cup, fill with milk and let set for a couple minutes}
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cups {miniatures}
• Frosting
• 1 2/3 cup chocolate chips {I used milk chocolate, but semisweet are fine too}
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1-2 cups powdered sugar {depending on how thick you want your frosting}

Preparation

Step 1

Cupcakes
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, beat until smooth
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and fill a cupcake pan with liners
Add batter to liners {about 1/4 cup}
Unwrap peanut butter cups and push into the center of the batter
Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted at an angle comes out clean
Cool completely

Frosting
Add chocolate chips to a large bowl
In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil, pour over chocolate chips and stir until smooth
Cool, stirring occasionally, to room temperature
Add butter and beat until smooth
Gradually add powdered sugar until desired consistency
Frost cupcakes {I used a large round #1A Tip}, add peanut butter cup if desired
Notes

Liz says...I loved the peanut butter cups inside and on top of these, but you could certainly leave them out, and simply add sprinkles.