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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cupcakes Recipe

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Satisfy your chocolate craving with these cupcakes. The creamy frosting topped with chopped peanut butter cups is the best part. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

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Ingredients

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
1-1/4 cups water
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup canola oil
3 eggs
24 miniature peanut butter cups
FROSTING:
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup peanut butter
Additional miniature peanut butter cups, chopped

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, peanut butter, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes or until smooth.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full. Place a peanut butter cup in the center of each cupcake. Cover each with 1 tablespoonful batter.
Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center of the cupcake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in peanut butter. Cool, stirring occasionally, to room temperature or until mixture reaches a spreading consistency, about 10 minutes.
Spread over cupcakes; immediately sprinkle with additional peanut butter cups. Let stand until set. Yield: 2 dozen.

Editor's Note: Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 269 calories, 17 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 220 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cupcakes in Taste of Home Cake Mix Creations

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Reviewed on Jun. 21, 2012 by mcfa2010

this is my family's new favoite

Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2012 by gigglygal7

I made these for a friend, who loves Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and she LOVED them! These are my all time favorite cupcakes!!!

Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2012 by jclayson

Very Moist... and can never go wrong with a peanut butter chocolate ganache =)

Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2011 by dminkus

very good! worth all the time spent unwrapping pb cups

Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2011 by Blue Iris

Delicious!

Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2011 by nancybryant

Delicious! My family loved it and I will definitely make them again. Mine even looked like the ones in the picture! Thanks.

Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2011 by mjmccorm

Beautiful cupcakes, and delicious too! I spread a little leftover frosting on a banana and it was very tasty as well :)

Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2011 by hfelderman

Everyone loved these. I frosted them with peanut butter frosting and then drizzled the chocolate ganache over the pb frosting...yummy!

Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2011 by Sunshine Rhea

These were the most amazing smelling cupcakes ever! It is probably a good thing that I am allergic to chocolate, dairy, wheat and peanut butter or these would have definitely made me gain weight! I made them for gifts for my family, and they were all amazed. My Mom is the ultimate "chocoholic" and an amazing cook. She couldn't believe how good these cupcakes were! Even my boyfriend's four year old granddaughter said: "That is the BEST frosting I have ever tasted!" I love Taste of Home!

Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2011 by cyndif5944

Love this recipe! Everyone enjoyed them!

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