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Taylor's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes Recipe
by Beth Roan

Taylor's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

The cupcakes were Taylor's creation. She wanted to create something since she missed the muffin bake-off with Megan, but she left me half way through it. They were so good and I don't even like chocolate cupcakes.

Rating: 5/5
Avg. 5/5 1 vote
Prep time: United States American
Cook time: Servings: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 4 oz semisweet chocolate
  • 2 oz unsweetened chocolate
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 tsps pure vanilla extract
  • Peanut Butter Filling:
  • 4 Tbs unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Frosting:
  • 3 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 2/3 cups cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 6 T milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin pan with baking cups.
  2. Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.
  3. Put butter and chocolates in a microwave safe bowl and microwave at 30-second intervals until melted, stirring in between. Let cool.
  4. Whisk sugar into chocolate mixture. Add eggs and vanilla and whisk until smooth. Add flour mixture; stir just until combined.
  5. Stir together all ingredients for the peanut butter filling.
  6. Make 4 layers... 2 tablespoons of chocolate batter, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter filling, 1 tablespoon of chocolate batter, 1 teaspoon of peanut butter filling. Swirl top of cupcake batter and filling with a toothpick.
  7. Bake for 30 minutes rotating halfway through. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool completely before removing cupcakes.
  8. Mix frosting ingredients and ice cupcakes after they have cooled.