Reese's Peanut Butter Cupcakes

By kristentirrell

These Reese’s Peanut Butter Cupcakes are perfect for all of you that are fans of peanut butter and chocolate. We start with a simple chocolate cupcake stuffed with a Reese’s Miniature then topped with a creamy peanut butter frosting.

Ingredients

• 1 box Chocolate Cake Mix (+ Box Ingredients)
• 32 unwrapped Reese’s Miniature Peanut Butter Cups
• 1/2 cup softened Butter
• 1 cup Peanut Butter
• 3 tbsp Milk
• 2 cup Powdered Sugar

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from cincyshopper.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Line cupcake pan with paper liners.

Prepare batter according to box directions.

Fill liners about 1/2 full with batter.

Place a Reese's into each and gently press in place.

Bake 15 to 18 minutes.

Allow cupcakes to cool completely.

Cream together the butter and peanut butter.

Slowly adding in the sugar,it gets too thick then adding a little milk to thin.

Continue until all of the sugar is in and the frosting blended and right consistency.

Transfer to piping bag and pipe onto each cupcake.

Chop up remaining peanut butter cups or use chocolate syrup to garnish cupcakes.