Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven. I think we can all agree that this combination is the best thing since sliced bread, it's the bee's knees, the cat's pajamas...you get the idea.

And cupcakes evoke memories of happiness, enjoyed at birthday parties and, admit it, a quiet Saturday night.

These chocolate peanut butter cupcakes fulfill all of those wonderful flavors and memories! 🎶 These are a few of my favorite things... 🎶

Jump to:

• 🧾 Ingredients
• 🥣 Mixing the cupcake batter
• ⏲️ Baking
• 🥄 Making the frosting
• 📝 Recipe

This easy chocolate cupcakes recipe includes lots of chocolate to satisfy your sweet tooth, with cocoa powder plus real melted chocolate, and just a touch of brewed coffee to intensify the chocolate flavor.

And once you make my peanut butter frosting recipe, there'll be no turning back...six simple ingredients combine to make a decadent topping.

Delicious little chocolate cakes swirled with peanut butter, topped with a light and fluffy homemade peanut butter frosting. I like to call them rich yet delicate morsels of happiness.

🧾 Ingredients

Cupcakes

• Granulated sugar
• Unsalted butter
• Milk chocolate bar
• Canola or vegetable oil
• Eggs
• Vanilla extract
• Brewed coffee
• Heavy cream
• All purpose flour
• Baking powder
• Baking soda
• Cocoa powder
• Salt
• Creamy peanut butter

Peanut butter frosting

• Creamy peanut butter
• Unsalted butter
• Vanilla extract
• Salt
• Powdered sugar
• Heavy cream

See the recipe card below for full list of ingredients and their measurements.

🥣 Mixing the cupcake batter

Preheat oven to 350°F.

You can mix this batter and frosting by hand, but you'll need to use some elbow grease. I prefer using my stand mixer because, well, because it's just easier.

Using a stand mixer or handheld electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add melted chocolate, oil, eggs, vanilla, coffee, and heavy cream and mix again just until smooth.

In a separate bowl, mix together all dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa, and salt). With the mixer turning at low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet.

In a greased or lined cupcake pan, spoon batter into each cup, filling only halfway. Add 1 teaspoon of peanut butter to each cup and swirl into the batter, using a chopstick or butter knife.

⏲️ Baking

Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.

🥄 Making the frosting

Once the cupcakes have finished baking, set them on the counter to cool for a bit. Once they've reached room temperature, make the peanut butter frosting.

Again, using a stand mixer or a handheld electric mixer, mix together the peanut butter and softened butter. Then add vanilla and salt and mix again.

With the mixer turning at low speed, slowly add the powdered sugar, then slowly add the heavy cream until your frosting is light and smooth.

Frost your chocolate peanut butter cupcakes any way you'd like. I'm still working on my piping skills, so my peanut butter frosting got ev...er...y...where! Have fun and enjoy!

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📝 Recipe

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