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!
¼cuppeanut 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 - 3½cuppowdered sugar
1teaspoonvanilla extract
heavy creamONLY 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.