Nutty Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes Recipes

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER 'BOX' CUPCAKES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
• In a large bowl, prepare the cake batter.
• Divide the batter evenly among a lined muffin tin, filling halfway.
• Place a peanut butter cup in each, then top with remaining batter, filling about ¾ of the way up.
• Bake for 20 minutes, then cool.
• In a separate bowl, combine peanut butter and vanilla frosting, stirring until smooth.
• Then halve the remaining peanut butter cups.
• Pipe the frosting onto each cupcake, then top with the peanut butter cup halves.
• Enjoy!

NUTTY CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Prepare cake batter as directed on package; blend in 3/4 cup peanut butter, dry pudding mix and milk. Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake 21 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Beat remaining peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar until blended; spoon into resealable plastic bag. Cut small piece from one bottom corner of bag.
• Cut cone-shaped piece from top of each cupcake; set removed piece aside. Pipe filling onto cupcakes; replace tops.
• Microwave COOL WHIP and bittersweet chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 30 sec. Drizzle over cupcakes. Sprinkle with nuts.

CHOCOLATE NUTTY CONE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare and bake the chocolate cake mix according to the package instructions for cupcakes. Let cool completely.
• Frost the cupcakes with the vanilla frosting. Top one cupcake with about 1 tablespoon chocolate sauce (it is best to do one cupcake at a time). Working quickly, before the sauce hardens, top with some sugar cone and salted peanuts. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes. Serve with vanilla ice cream on the side, if desired.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place 30 paper baking cups in muffin cups.
• Prepare, bake and cool cupcakes according to package directions.
• Combine frosting and peanut butter in medium bowl. Stir until smooth. Frost one cupcake. Decorate with peanut butter cup candy, cut-side down. Repeat with remaining cupcakes and candies.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, salt and enough milk to achieve a spreading consistency.

PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine brown sugar, peanut butter, and butter in another bowl; beat together with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Mix in flour mixture and milk; beat until smooth. Fold chocolate chips into the batter.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tin.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 30 minutes.