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halloween dark chocolate cupcakes

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Patricia Valbrun
These Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes are the perfect treats for Halloween! It's moist, chocolatey, and the best part? It's so easy to make! So if you're looking for a fun activity to do with your kids this Halloween or any other day, you have to try baking this cupcake!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Frosting 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Servings 12 people
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • cup Cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup warm coffee
  • 2 tablespoon espresso
  • 12-22 small Reese's peanut butter cups

Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Frosting

  • 2 stick unsalted butter
  • 4 oz cream cheese optional
  • ¼ cup peanut butter (more can be added if you’re a peanut butter lover but keep in mind it will make icing softer. Alternate with heavy cream and powder sugar)
  • 3 - 3½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • heavy cream ONLY to loosen up frosting
  • Yellow food coloring
  • Red food coloring

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 12cup muffin tin or line with paper liners and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt, set aside.
  • Combine sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract with a stand mixer with the paddle attachment on on medium-high speed. Add the coffee, espresso, flour mix, vegetable oil in the process until well combined.
  • Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cupcakes, comes out clean. Transfer the muffin tin to a wire rack to cool completely before icing.

Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Frosting

  • With a hand mixer or stand mixer, add the softened butter, powedered sugar, heavy cream, cream cheese, and peanut butter gradually. Mix well until combined.
  • Add a few drops of vanilla extract and the red/yellow food coloring. Fold the mixture. Once combined, you can now transfer the frosting to a piping bag.
  • Have and get creative decorating your cupcakes!

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