Description
Delightful chocolate cupcakes filled with creamy peanut butter and topped with smooth chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
- 3⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3⁄4 cup buttermilk
- 3⁄4 cup warm water
- 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 3⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 1 1⁄2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1⁄4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1⁄4 cup chopped roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- Make the cupcakes: In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, mix eggs, buttermilk, warm water, oil, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Fill the cupcake liners about two-thirds full with batter. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack.
- Make the filling: In a medium bowl, beat peanut butter, powdered sugar, softened butter, and milk until smooth and creamy.
- Fill the cupcakes: Once the cupcakes are cool, scoop out the center of each cupcake and fill with the peanut butter filling.
- Make the frosting: Heat heavy cream until it just begins to simmer, then remove from heat and pour in chocolate chips. Let stand for 5 minutes, then whisk until smooth. Stir in peanut butter.
- Frost and garnish: Spoon or pipe the chocolate frosting onto the cupcakes, covering the peanut butter filling. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts before serving.
Notes
Serve at room temperature. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature or up to a week in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 7g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: cupcakes, chocolate, peanut butter, dessert, baking