Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes

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These Reese’s Peanut Butter Cupcakes are always a huge hit at parties! Decadent chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting and a surprise Reese’s chocolate cup baked in the center.

Did you guys see my Facebook Live broadcast over the weekend? I was putting the finishing touches on these insanely delicious Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes and showing you my process of taking the pictures.  

It was torture not to gobble them up in the process, I could smell the amazing peanut butter frosting and of course knowing that the chocolate peanut butter cupcakes held a surprise mini Reese’s peanut butter cup inside didn’t help! 

Luckily for me we were attending a party that evening and I was able to package these babies up to gift to the hosts-they wouldn’t have lasted long if I had kept them in the house!

I started these the easy way-boxed cake mix but you could use my easy chocolate cake recipe as well.  Sometimes you want the shortcut method, you know? Besides, with creamy peanut butter frosting this amazing you don’t need a whole lot else.

Ingredients

• chocolate fudge cake mix and ingredients listed on box
• miniature Reese’s peanut butter cups
• butter
• peanut butter
• milk
• powdered sugar

Step by step

1. Preheat oven and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
2. Prepare cake mix according to package instructions.
3. Place a mini peanut butter cup in the middle of each muffin cup.
4. Spoon the chocolate cupcake batter over peanut butter cups and bake according to package instructions.
5. Allow to cool fully before frosting.
6. Cream together butter, peanut butter, milk, and powdered sugar in a mixer on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes, scraping down sides as needed.
7. Pipe icing on cooled cupcakes, topping with another peanut butter cup.

Variations

You can make these peanut butter cupcakes instead of chocolate for the ultimate peanut butter lover’s dessert.

You can top these cupcakes with chopped peanuts or mini chocolate chips instead of the extra mini Reese’s peanut butter cups.

Storage

Store cupcakes in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. They freeze well without frosting in a freezer bag for up to 3 months.

You might also like these peanut butter desserts:

• Peanut Butter Soft Batch Cookies
• Nutella Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookie
• Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cake

If you try this recipe please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!

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