Best 8 Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cupcakes With Toasted Peanut Butter Meringue Frosting Recipes

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Peanut butter cup chocolate cupcakes are a delightful and decadent treat that combines the rich flavors of chocolate and peanut butter in a single bite. With a moist and fluffy chocolate cupcake base filled with a creamy peanut butter cup center, these cupcakes are sure to satisfy any sweet tooth. Topped with a light and airy toasted peanut butter meringue frosting, these cupcakes reach the peak of perfection. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, this detailed recipe guide will take you through every step of the process, ensuring that you create the most irresistible peanut butter cup chocolate cupcakes with toasted peanut butter meringue frosting that will impress your friends and family.

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CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER 'BOX' CUPCAKES RECIPE BY TASTY



Chocolate Peanut Butter 'Box' Cupcakes Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: chocolate cake mix, chocolate peanut butter cups, vanilla frosting, peanut butter

Provided by Tasty

Categories     Desserts

Yield 12 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 box chocolate cake mix, prepared according to package instructions
18 chocolate peanut butter cups
1 cup vanilla frosting
¾ cup peanut butter

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!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 477 calories, Carbohydrate 63 grams, Fat 23 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 8 grams, Sugar 42 grams

PEANUT BUTTER CUP CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES



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Satisfy your chocolate craving with these cupcakes. The creamy frosting topped with chopped peanut butter cups is the best part. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
1-1/4 cups water
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup canola oil
3 eggs
24 miniature peanut butter cups
FROSTING:
6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup peanut butter
Additional miniature peanut butter cups, chopped

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, peanut butter, oil and eggs; beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes or until smooth., Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full. Place a peanut butter cup in the center of each cupcake. Cover each with 1 tablespoonful batter. , Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Stir in peanut butter. Cool, stirring occasionally, to room temperature or until mixture reaches a spreading consistency, about 10 minutes., Spread over cupcakes; immediately sprinkle with additional peanut butter cups. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269 calories, Fat 17g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 36mg cholesterol, Sodium 220mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

PEANUT BUTTER CUP CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH TOASTED PEANUT BUTTER MERINGUE FROSTING



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Moist and delicious chocolate cupcakes with a peanut butter cup surprise inside.

Provided by Life Tastes Good

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Chocolate

Time 45m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup boiling water
14 miniature peanut butter cup candies
4 egg whites
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon peanut butter

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 14 muffin cups with paper muffin liners.
  • Whisk flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Add milk, vegetable oil, 1 egg, and vanilla extract; mix using an electric mixer on low speed until just combined. Increase speed to medium and mix well.
  • Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly pour boiling water into flour mixture. Increase speed to medium and beat for 1 minute.
  • Fill each muffin cup halfway and place a peanut butter cup in the center of each.
  • Bake in preheated oven until golden and tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and cool in pan for 5 to 10 minutes. Cool completely on a cooling rack before frosting.
  • Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
  • Whisk egg whites and sugar together in a bowl until just combined. Pour egg mixture into a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Return egg mixture to bowl. Whisk egg mixture on high speed until still peaks form.
  • Place peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat on high at 15-second intervals, stirring in between, until peanut butter is thin and creamy. Gently fold melted peanut butter into egg whites. Transfer peanut butter frosting to a piping bag.
  • Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
  • Toast cupcakes under preheated broiler until lightly browned, about 1 minute.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 292.9 calories, Carbohydrate 47.3 g, Cholesterol 13.4 mg, Fat 10.7 g, Fiber 1.9 g, Protein 5.3 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 246.4 mg, Sugar 37.3 g

OLD-FASHIONED CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING



Old-Fashioned Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting image

Provided by Trisha Yearwood

Categories     dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 12 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
2 large eggs
3 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup (1 stick butter), softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 cups confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup milk, plus as needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Rainbow sprinkles, for garnish

Steps:

  • For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Fill a 12-count muffin tin with liners and set aside.
  • With an electric mixer, cream together the sugar and butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together, then add alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add the vanilla and mix until smooth.
  • Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin tin cups, filling about three-quarters of the way up. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Turn out cupcakes onto a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.
  • For the frosting: With an electric mixer, beat the butter and peanut butter together until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Slowly add 1 1/2 cups of the confectioner's sugar, the milk, and the vanilla. Beat in the remaining 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar. Mix in additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the frosting is a creamy, spreadable consistency.
  • Generously frost the cupcakes. Garnish with sprinkles.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES AND PEANUT BUTTER ICING



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Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     dessert

Time 50m

Yield 14 to 15 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 20

12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, shaken, at room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream, at room temperature
2 tablespoons brewed coffee
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup good cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Kathleen's Peanut Butter Icing, recipe follows
Chopped salted peanuts, to decorate, optional
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup creamy peanut butter
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/3 cup heavy cream

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and 2 sugars on high speed until light and fluffy, approximately 5 minutes. Lower the speed to medium, add the eggs 1 at a time, then add the vanilla and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, sour cream, and coffee. In another bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. On low speed, add the buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture alternately in thirds to the mixer bowl, beginning with the buttermilk mixture and ending with the flour mixture. Mix only until blended. Fold the batter with a rubber spatula to be sure it's completely blended.
  • Divide the batter among the cupcake pans (1 rounded standard ice cream scoop per cup is the right amount). Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, remove from the pans, and allow to cool completely before frosting.
  • Frost each cupcake with Peanut Butter Icing and sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.
  • Place the confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as you work. Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth.

PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING



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The best part of this recipe is that it makes a whole lot more than just one. Excite your sweet tooth at home with the classic combination of peanut butter and chocolate beautifully coming together in a cupcake that features Betty's yellow cake mix. Your family with thank you ;)

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup chopped peanuts

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  • In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs and 3/4 cup peanut butter with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).
  • Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • In medium bowl, stir together frosting and 1/4 cup peanut butter. Frost cupcakes with frosting mixture. Sprinkle with peanuts; press lightly into frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cupcake, Sodium 240 mg, Sugar 18 g, TransFat 1 g

PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES WITH CREAMY CHOCOLATE FROSTING



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My son is a peanut butter connoisseur, so I wanted to come up with a cupcake recipe he would like. He gave them a thumbs up. If you like chocolate and peanut butter, you will agree.-Carolee Meek, Huntsville, Utah

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 55m

Yield 22 cupcakes.

Number Of Ingredients 18

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
CREAMY CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
6 tablespoons milk
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream the peanut butter, butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fill paper-lined cups two-thirds full. , Bake at 350° for 24-26 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the sugar, baking cocoa, milk, vanilla and salt. Frost cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 302 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 56mg cholesterol, Sodium 216mg sodium, Carbohydrate 45g carbohydrate (33g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES



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These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups will give chocoholics and peanut butter lovers a reason to say Wow! Made with delicious Duncan Hines Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix, they are perfect anytime.

Provided by Duncan Hines(R) Canada

Categories     Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips     Duncan Hines® Canada

Time 1h15m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 package Duncan Hines® Moist Deluxe® Swiss Chocolate Cake Mix
1 tub Duncan Hines® Creamy Home-Style Classic Vanilla Frosting
½ cup creamy peanut butter
15 miniature peanut butter cup candies, halved

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 173.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.1 g, Cholesterol 0.2 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 194 mg, Sugar 10.2 g

Tips:

  • Use room temperature ingredients for the best results.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help incorporate air into the batter, resulting in a lighter, more tender cupcake.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can result in tough, dense cupcakes.
  • Fill the cupcake liners only about 2/3 full. This will help prevent the cupcakes from overflowing in the oven.
  • Bake the cupcakes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Overbaking can result in dry, crumbly cupcakes.
  • Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting them. This will help prevent the frosting from melting.
  • For the meringue frosting, make sure the egg whites are at room temperature. This will help them whip up to a stiff peak.
  • Gradually add the sugar to the egg whites while whipping. This will help prevent the frosting from becoming grainy.
  • Toast the peanuts in a single layer on a baking sheet in a 350°F oven for 5-7 minutes, or until golden brown. This will bring out their flavor and make them more fragrant.

Conclusion:

These Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cupcakes with Toasted Peanut Butter Meringue Frosting are a delicious and decadent treat that are perfect for any occasion. The chocolate cupcakes are moist and fluffy, with a rich peanut butter flavor. The meringue frosting is light and airy, with a toasted peanut butter flavor that perfectly complements the cupcakes. These cupcakes are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them!

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