Name: Peanut Butter Cupcakes With Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 23 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: For Cupcakes:; 1¼ cups all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; ⅔ cup creamy peanut butter; 8 tbsp unsalted butter; ¾ cup dark brown sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; ¼ cup milk; For Dark Chocolate Frosting:; 2¾ cups confectioners’ sugar; ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 6 tbsp unsalted butter; 6 tbsp heavy cream; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Peanut Butter Cupcakes With Frosting Recipe

How To Make Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Frosting

These peanut butter cupcakes are moist and tasty peanut butter snacks, topped with a bold dark chocolate frosting for a completely decadent taste!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 23 minutes

Total: 43 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Cupcakes:

1¼cupsall-purpose flour,spooned and leveled
1tspbaking powder
¼tspsalt
⅔cupcreamy peanut butter
8tbspunsalted butter,softened to room temperature
¾cupdark brown sugar,packed
2large eggs
1tsppure vanilla extract
¼cupmilk

For Dark Chocolate Frosting:

2¾cupsconfectioners’ sugar
⅔cupunsweetened cocoa powder
6tbspunsalted butter,softened to room temperature
6tbspheavy cream
1tsppure vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12-cup muffin pan with liners. Set aside.
Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
With a handheld or stand mixer, cream together the peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar until light and fluffy for about 2 minutes on medium speed. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add in vanilla. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Slowly beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just combined. Do not over-mix.
Divide the batter evenly between 12 cupcake tins.
Bake for 23 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean. Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting.

Dark Chocolate Frosting:

Sift together the powdered sugar and cocoa powder to ensure there are no lumps. Set aside.
With a handheld stand mixer, beat the butter at medium speed until fluffy for about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sifted sugar-cocoa powder alternately with the heavy cream and vanilla.
Beat on low speed after each addition. Add more powdered sugar if the frosting is too dark. Add a pinch of salt if the frosting is too sweet.
Frost cooled cupcakes as desired. Serve and enjoy!