Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Chocolate and peanut butter are a match made in heaven. And cupcakes are happiness. These chocolate peanut butter cupcakes fulfill all of those flavors and memories!
Servings: 18 cupcakes
Calories: 416kcal
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1-½ cups granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 2 ounce milk chocolate bar, melted
- ⅓ cup canola or vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup brewed coffee, at room temperature
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2-½ cups all purpose flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon creamy peanut butter for each cupcake, to swirl into batter
Peanut Butter Frosting
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ¾ cup heavy cream
Instructions
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Using a stand mixer or a 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.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
Homemade 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.
- Once the cupcakes have cooled to room temperature, frost them any way you’d like. Have fun and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 29g | Sodium: 236mg | Potassium: 194mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 547IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 43mg