Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
These chocolate peanut butter cupcakes are made with a moist chocolate cupcake base topped with peanut butter frosting!
Servings: 24
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 15 ounce box devil’s food cake mix
- 3.9 ounce box instant chocolate pudding , dry
- ½ cup chocolate chips , optional
- 4 large eggs
- ¾ cup canola oil
- ¾ cup warm water
- 8 ounces sour cream
Peanut Butter Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter , softened
- 1- 1 ½ cup creamy peanut butter , more if desired
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar , start with 3 and add more as needed
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3-5 Tablespoons heavy cream , more if needed
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
For topping: Reese's peanut butter cups or buckeyes
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line cupcake liners in 2 muffin pans.
- In a large bowl, combine the cake mix and dry chocolate pudding with a wooden spoon. Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips in now if desired (this will prevent them from sinking) and stir until combined. Next mix in 4 eggs, 3/4 cup canola oil and 3/4 cup water. Then stir in 8 ounces sour cream and mix just until combined.
- Pour cupcake mixture into the liners (about 3/4 the way full). Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean. Allow to cool on cooling rack.
Peanut Butter Frosting
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 1 cup butter and 1 1/2 cups peanut butter in a large bowl and mix with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.
- Slowly mix in 3-4 cups powdered sugar and 1 Tablespoon vanilla. Add in 3-5 Tablespoons heavy cream as needed to thin it out. You can also add more powdered sugar if needed to thicken. Mix until the frosting is smooth and creamy and you’ve reached your desired consistency. Taste and add more peanut butter if you'd like. If you are piping the frosting, it should be fairly thick.
- Once cooled, frost your cupcakes using a 1M frosting tip.
Notes
Storage: Cover frosting tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator up to 1 week.
Frosting: See my tips for how to frost a cupcake.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 401kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 301mg | Potassium: 157mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 371IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 1mg
