Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
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Ingredients
- Chocolate Cupcakes:
- ¾ cup flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup buttermilk
- Peanut Butter Frosting:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup peanut butter room temperature
- ½ cup butter unsalted
- 3-5 tbsp milk to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Make the cupcakes by combining the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together; mix well.
- Beat the brown sugar, white sugar, and oil together with a hand mixer, until creamy and smooth. Add the eggs one at a time then vanilla; continue to beat until well combined.
- Next, pour 1/3 of the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, followed by 1/2 of the buttermilk, then 1/3 of the dry followed by the rest of the buttermilk, and finally the rest of the dry mix.
- Stir with a rubber spatula, scraping the sides of the bowl, until just combined. Don't over mix.
- Pour the cupcake batter into the cupcake liners evenly.
- Place into the oven and bake for 16-19 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for a few minutes before moving them to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.
- Make the frosting by beating together the powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter, and milk, to taste, together with a hand mixer until creamy and smooth.
- Pipe the frosting onto your cooled cupcakes.
- Top with some shaved chocolate, if desired. Enjoy!
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