Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 box devils food cake mix; 177 milliliters cocoa powder; 5 larges eggs; 3 Tbsps half & half; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters or less half and half or part cream part milk; 237 milliliters peanut butter; 24 miniature peanut butter cups and sprinkles; 946 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter); 473 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 2 sticks butter, unsalted; 1 Tbsp vanilla; 118 milliliters vegetable oil; 237 milliliters water (or brewed coffee)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains roughly 9g of protein, 32g of fat, and a total of 534 calories. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up cocoa powder, vanilla, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 muffin cups with paper or foil liners.Beat together cake mix, water, eggs and oil with an electric mixer. When smooth, divide batter evenly between cupcake pans.

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Cake Mix

Cupcakes

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Hand Mixer

Muffin Liners

Aluminum Foil

Oven

Bake on center rack 20 minutes, then remove to rack to cool completely.

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Oven

Mix together peanut butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 3 tablespoons half and half. Using a knife, cut a hole in the cupcake and fill it with about a tablespoon of the peanut butter mixture.For frosting, beat together the 2 sticks of butter, 4 cups powdered sugar, vanilla and cocoa powder.

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Powdered Sugar

Half And Half

Peanut Butter

Cocoa Powder

Frosting

Cupcakes

Vanilla

Butter

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Knife

Add enough half and half to make a creamy consistency, beating all the while. Frost each cupcake generously or pipe on a big dollop. At this point, you might want to chill the frosting so it’s nice and firm when the warm topping goes on.For topping, melt the chips, butter and cream together in a microwave-safe bowl using 50% power and stirring every 30 seconds or melt in a double boiler. Spoon a little topping in the center of each cupcake to make a circle or drizzle it. Put sprinkles around the bit of topping. Top center of each cupcake with a peanut butter cup.

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Cream

Peanut Butter

Sprinkles