Chocolate peanut butter cupcakes. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes are my go-to cupcake recipe. They're rich, dark, and incredibly moist. I don't usually have cake flour on hand, so it's nice when you can use AP flour and still get an incredibly soft and moist texture.

Delicious chocolate cupcakes are topped with a rich peanut butter frosting. So get ready to lose your mind today, because this fantastic Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes recipe has officially arrived on the blog. These cupcakes are the ultimate chocolate and peanut butter dessert! You can cook Chocolate peanut butter cupcakes using 17 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chocolate peanut butter cupcakes

1. You need 3 cup of cake flour.
2. You need 2 cup of sugar.
3. Prepare 3/4 cup of cocoa.
4. It’s 2 tsp of baking soda.
5. Prepare pinch of salt.
6. Prepare of wet ingredients.
7. You need 1 cup of vegetable oil.
8. It’s 2 tsp of cider vinegar.
9. You need 1 tsp of vanilla.
10. Prepare 1 tsp of chocolate flavoring.
11. Prepare 2 cup of cold water.
12. Prepare of frosting.
13. It’s 2 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
14. Prepare 1 stick of butter, soft.
15. Prepare 3/4 cup of peanut butter.
16. Prepare 1 tbsp of vanilla.
17. It’s 2 tbsp of milk.. to thin. may need more..

If you follow me on Instagram you may remember seeing a sneak peek of these I originally planned to stuff these cupcakes with a peanut butter cup in the middle. But, since the cupcake batter is so thin they sunk straight to the. Fudgy and moist chocolate peanut butter cupcakes topped with a satiny, luxurious cream cheese peanut butter frosting. The first cupcake I tried that I really loved was this one, a combination of chocolate and peanut butter.

Chocolate peanut butter cupcakes step by step

1. Mix all dry ingredients well..
2. Mix all wet ingredients. Dump into dry ingredients. Mix well..
3. Fill cupcake pans 2/3 full. I use a 2 tablespoon scoop to do this quickly..
4. Bake at 350 for 19 minutes..
5. In mixer bowl beat butters together. Add vanilla. Add in sugar and Mix well. Add milk to thin frosting to desired consistency. Beat on high for 3 minutes to make it fluffy..
6. Once cool, frost cupcakes. I use a piping bag with no tip inserted to do it quickly..

I love adding cream cheese to frostings because it gives a slight tang. The chocolate peanut butter frosting is simple. Start with butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, and milk or cream. These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes are drizzled with dark chocolate and topped with a peanut butter frosting. They're perfect for when If you've been following Let's Eat Cake, you know that we're huge fans of the classic combination.