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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

You have to try these easy chocolate peanut butter cupcakes. They are homemade and they taste amazing! Make these chocolate peanut butter cupcakes now. 

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 341 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • Chocolate Cupcake:
  • 1 3/4 Cups flour
  • 2 Cups sugar
  • 1 Cup cocoa
  • 1 1/2 TSP baking soda
  • 1 1/2 TSP baking powder
  • 1 TSP salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Cup whole milk
  • 1/2 Cup oil
  • 2 TSP vanilla
  • 1 Cup boiling water
  • Peanut Butter Frosting:
  • 1/2 Cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 Cup creamy peanut butter
  • 4 TBSP heavy whipping cream
  • 4 Cups powdered sugar

Instructions

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  1. Chocolate Cupcake:
  2. Line the cupcake pan with paper liners. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  3. Mix the dry ingredients, flour through salt, in a bowl.
  4. In a separate bowl whisk together eggs, milk, oil and vanilla.
  5. Add the liquid mixture to the dry ingredients. Beat for 3 minutes with an electric mixer on medium speed.
  6. Slowly add the boiling water to the batter. The batter may appear a bit on the runny side.
  7. Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 full.
  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
  9. Remove from oven and cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes to wire rack and cool completely before frosting.
  10. Peanut Butter Frosting:
  11. Cream the butter, peanut butter and powder sugar until it becomes light and creamy. If it is too thick, add a few drops of the heavy whipping cream until it is the desired consistency. If the frosting is too thin, add more powdered sugar.
  12. Use a pastry bag with a large tip to pipe the frosting on the cupcake. You can make this as simple or fancy as you like. Enjoy!

Notes

  • There is enough frosting to frost 24 cupcakes. However, if you want to pipe them like we did in the pictures, you will want to double the frosting amounts.

Nutrition Information

Calories 341kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 48g (16%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 28mg (9%) Sodium 237mg (10%) Potassium 186mg (5%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 37g (74%) Vitamin A 190IU (4%) Calcium 40mg (4%) Iron 1.2mg (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 341

% Daily Value*

Calories 341kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 48g 16%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 8g 40%
Cholesterol 28mg 9%
Sodium 237mg 10%
Potassium 186mg 4%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 37g 74%
Vitamin A 190IU 4%
Calcium 40mg 4%
Iron 1.2mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.