Chocolate & Peanut Butter Surprise Cupcakes

By ccavins

Ingredients

• Cupcake:
• 1 Box Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
• 3.9 oz. Package Jell-O Instant Chocolate Pudding
• 4 Eggs
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 cup Milk
• 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
• 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
• 1 1/2 cup Mini Chocolate Chips
• 1 bag Mini Reese's Pieces
• 24 Mini Reese's Cups
• Frosting:
• 1 cup (2 sticks) Unsalted Butter (Room temp)
• 1 cup Peanut Butter
• 1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
• 3-4 cups Confectioners' Sugar
• 4-5 tbsp Heavy Cream

Details

Preparation time 30mins
Adapted from pinterest.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Line cupcake pan.
Combine all ingredients in a stand mixer and beat until combined.
Fill cupcake liners ½ - ¾ full.
Reduce heat to 350 F.
Bake for 18-22 minutes until toothpick comes clean.
Remove from oven and move cupcakes to cooling racks to finish cooling.
Use a cupcake corer to core the cupcakes, fill the holes with mini Reese's Pieces.

Frosting:
Cream Butter using a paddle attachment.
Add vanilla and peanut butter and beat until well mixed.
Add confectioners' sugar a cup at a time, alternating with heavy cream.
Whip on medium high speed for 2-3 minutes until frosting is light and fluffy.
Pipe frosting onto cupcakes.
Top each cupcake with a Reese's cup.
For added wow, Use a small frosting tip to frost the Reese's cup!