Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Moist chocolate cupcakes plus rich peanut butter frosting. Need I say more? These are not your typical kiddie cupcakes though the kids will happily eat these up! These will, however, also appeal to the grown ups with their decadent combo of chocolate and peanut butter! I hope you enjoy these chocolate peanut butter cupcakes!
You may need:
Cupcake Tins
Cupcake Liners
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 12 tablespoons room temp butter
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar packed
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons brewed coffee
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup good cocoa powder
- 1½ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Frosting
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 5 T. soft butter
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
- Hershey kisses optional to garnish
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
- Beat butter and two sugars on high speed 5 mins.
- On med. add eggs, vanilla.
- In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, and coffee.
- In another bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
- On low speed, add the buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture alternating in thirds.
- Start with the milk mixture and end with flour.
- Scoop into muffin tins and bake approx 20mins.
- Cool and frost. Top with a Kiss!
Frosting
- Electric mix all till fluffy and combined!
Michael @ DiligentChef says
It is an easy recipe to follow and will definitely be going into my files as a keeper!
I made these cupcakes for a friend who’s favorite food is peanut butter. While he hasn’t gotten them yet (he will in a little while) my family taste tested them. My wife, who is not a big peanut butter fan, said they were delicious and even better after I iced them and put them in the fridge for a few hours. In fact, I have put the rest into a container and am going to give it to my friend – he can eat it by the spoonful – or just toss it whatever makes him happy.
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