A chocolate cupcake with a peanut butter cup surprise on the bottom covered with a peanut butter frosting and sprinkled with Reese's Pieces. A peanut butter and chocolate lover's dream!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cupcakes, peanut butter
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 18
Ingredients
1box Devil's Food Cake Mix,plus ingredients on box
18regular size peanut butter cups,frozen
1box Reese's Pieces
Frosting
1cupunsalted butter,softened
1 1/4cupcreamy peanut butter
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2 1/2cupsconfectioners' sugar
2tablespoonsheavy cream
pinch of salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 18 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
Mix cake batter according to box instructions.
Place a small spoonful of batter in the bottom of each cupcake liner.Place a peanut butter cup on top of the batter in each cup.
Spoon cupcake batter into cupcake liners, filling 3/4 of the way.
Bake for 20-22 minutes or until firm to the touch on top. Let cool.
For Frosting, combine butter and peanut butter in a mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add in vanilla extract. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and heavy cream. Beat on high for a good 30 seconds.Taste for seasoning and add a pinch of salt if needed.
Spread frosting onto cupcakes with an offset spatula or a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Sprinkle with Reese's Pieces.