Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes: Chocolate cupcakes topped with decadent peanut frosting and a chocolate drizzle. Your favorite candy in cupcake form!

I love peanut butter! I eat it on toast for breakfast, on sandwiches for lunch, and straight out of the jar for a late night snack!

If you love peanut butter too, you’ll go crazy for these Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes! They include a surprise Reese’s Cup right in the center.

Best of all these Reeses Cupcakes they’re topped off with a rich peanut butter frosting and a chocolate drizzle. The frosting contains 1 whole CUP of peanut butter! It tastes just like peanut butter only better!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes: Chocolate cupcakes topped with decadent peanut frosting and a chocolate drizzle. Your favorite candy in cupcake form!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time15 mins

Total Time25 mins

Course: Cupcakes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Easy

Servings: 24 Cupcakes

Calories: 253kcal

Author: Krystle

Ingredients

• 1 Box Chocolate Cake Mix + Ingredients Called For on the Box
• 32 Unwrapped Mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
• 1/2 Cup Butter Softened
• 1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
• 3 Tablespoons Whole Milk
• 2 Cups Powdered Sugar
• Chocolate Syrup If Desired

Instructions

For the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
• Prepare cupcake batter according to the box directions.
• Fill cupcake liners ~3/4 of the way full.
• Gently place a Reese's cup into the center of each cupcake.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• For the Peanut Butter Buttercream
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• Gradually add powdered sugar a little at a time until you reach your desired consistency. Add milk as needed if the frosting gets too thick.
• Pipe or spread frosting onto each cupcake.
• Garnish with 12 remaining peanut butter cups and chocolate syrup if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 104mg | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 2.5% | Calcium: 2.6% | Iron: 5.9%

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