Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes are a classic sweet treat. Topped with a creamy frosting, these cupcakes are sure to be a hit in your house!
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 394kcal
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate melted
For the Frosting
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- 8 oz. frozen whipped topping thawed
- {optional garnish} peanut butter chips and mini chocolate chips
Instructions
For the Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350° Line muffin tin with paper baking cups; set aside.
- Using a large bowl, add dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt); stir until well combined.
- Add milk, oil, vinegar and vanilla; stir until smooth. Add melted chocolate and stir until well combined.
- Divide batter evenly between 12 muffin cups.
- Bake for 19-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out mostly clean. Let cupcakes cool before frosting.
For the Frosting
- Using a handheld mixer, beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar.
- Add peanut butter; beat until well-combined.
- Add whipped topping; beat until well combined.
- Using a large star tip, frost the tops of the cooled cupcakes.
- {Optional} Sprinkle tops of cupcakes with peanut butter chips and mini chocolate chips.
Nutrition
Calories: 394kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 361mg | Potassium: 254mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 301IU | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 2mg
