Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes – Moist chocolate cupcakes stuffed with peanut butter cups and topped with peanut butter frosting and chopped peanut butter cups. VIDEO below!
Today I’m bringing you an oldie. And by “oldie” I’m referring to this recipe which was originally published 3 years ago when this blog was a wee little babe.
The photos for this recipe desperately needed to be updated and I desperately needed to sink my teeth into a Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake … so, here we are. Same delicious recipe, new prettier photos, and my current craving for chocolate and peanut butter satisfied.
Along with Chocolate and orange, chocolate and peanut butter are one of my favorite flavor combinations. My family absolutely LOVES chocolate and peanut butter, so these cupcakes were quickly devoured.
Those peanut butter cups on top practically scream “EAT ME!”. If you can walk past one of these cupcakes without taking a huge bite, you have way more willpower than me. These are one of my favorite cupcake recipes ever.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cups!
Here’s what we have going on here:
- Moist, light and super fluffy chocolate cupcakes.
- Peanut butter cups INSIDE each cupcake!
- Creamy peanut butter frosting swirled on top.
- A drizzle of chocolate sauce (optional).
- More peanut butter cups sprinkled on top.
It’s chocolate peanut butter heaven!
The cupcake and frosting recipes are both super simple. The cupcake batter is made in one bowl; no mixer needed! Check out the video below to see how these cupcakes come together.
Find a reason to make these beauties. They are everything you’d dream they would be. Grab a glass of milk and enjoy!
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Recipe
Peanut Butter Cup Stuffed Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 egg
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup boiling water
- about 30 miniature peanut butter cups, 15 left whole (for filling the cupcakes) and the other 15 coarsely chopped (for topping the cupcakes)
Peanut Butter Frosting:
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- 1 generous cup creamy peanut butter
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup to ⅓ half and half
- ¼ cup hot fudge sauce, for drizzling (make sure it's not hot)
Instructions
For the cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 15 muffin cups with cupcake liners. Set aside.
- Combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl. Once combined, beat in egg, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water until well combined; the batter will be thin.
- Pour the batter into prepared cupcake liners, filling each about ⅔ full. Place one peanut butter cup in the middle of each of the cups of batter, no need to press it down, as it will sink as the cupcakes bake.
- Bake the cupcakes for about 18 minutes, until they have puffed up slightly and the tops spring back when you touch them.
- Cool for 15 minutes in the pan and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the frosting:
- Beat the powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla and salt for several minutes, until smooth. Slowly add in half and half until you reach your desired consistency.
- Using a butter knife or a pastry bag with a piping tip, generously frost the tops of all the cupcakes. Drizzle with hot fudge sauce (not hot) and sprinkle with chopped peanut butter cups.
Video
Notes
Frosting from Ina Garten
Nutrition
Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.
Tried this recipe?Leave a comment and rating below!
Madge
Question: do you or should you spray cupcake liners with no stick spray?
Question: Are the peanut butter cups suppose to melt while baking?
Issue: Some of the cupcakes in the same tin randomly situated in the tin collapsed upon removing from oven. Some were still literally liquid cake batter. Any thoughts as to why some puffed up and baked through while others did not.
Comment: The frosting was amazing and those cupcakes that actually baked through were fabulous.
Celebrating Sweets
No, I do not spray the cupcake liners. The pb cups will not melt completely but they will soften slightly. Once the cupcakes cool the pb cups will firm up a bit. I’m sorry to hear about your issue with some of the batter not cooking through. Maybe your oven isn’t baking evenly? That’s the only thing I can think of. Thanks for stopping by!
Jamie Stauffer
Oh my! Those look like Heaven! My favorite chocolate treat is peanut butter cups straight out of the freezer. I love the idea of putting the cups in the bottom of the cupcake. These are a must try!
Emily
These looks so good! My boyfriend loves peanut butter cups, I’ll have to make these!
Christina Snyder
Peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite combination when it comes to sweets!
I’m somewhat a baking novice but I was wondering if there is anyway to prevent the pb cup from descending to the the bottom?
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Annie Cho
These sound amazingly decadent and delicious!! All peanut butter lovers unite!
xoxo
Annie
Jemima | Fiddle & Spoon
These sound SO SO GOOD! Why did I read this before breakfast >.>
Jennifer | https://maunelegacy.com
These look so delicious! Definitely need to try this recipe!
Denay DeGuzman
Mmmm…these peanut butter cupcakes look so incredibly scrumptious! I’d love to whip up a batch tomorrow morning. Thank you so much for sharing this fabulous recipe inspiration!
Amber @ xoxo, Am
These look amazing! I love how you added the peanut butter cups to the inside of the cupcake! I’ve done something similar before with brownies!
Heather
It took me a few seconds to stop staring at your delicious looking pictures! This recipe sounds fabulous.