Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

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You are in for a chocolate peanut butter treat!

Chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. The delicious chocolate and peanut butter combination is baked into fluffy, moist cupcakes. This dessert recipe is a keeper!

There have been lots of things happening in my blogging development this week. Since my experiments in the lab are acting up, I am indulging more in baking!

These chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting were one of my indulgences, but we will get to them soon. 

First, I successfully made American buttercream. It has only four ingredients and should be very straightforward. But it is not. At least not in my hands. It comes out thin and UN-pipeable. After several tries, this recipe (below) did the trick.

My Momma in the US was coming up to visit this weekend, so I wanted to make her some cupcakes. She loves peanut butter and chocolate, so I made her these Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream.

The chocolate cake and frosting recipes are from Krissy’s Creations. The peanut butter buttercream is light, fluffy, and extremely easy to pipe. Definitely a keeper!

The second accomplishment of the week was the start of a cake stand collection. To my surprise, I have always wanted pretty cake stands, so I went hunting this Friday for one at Marshalls/Home Goods, where the options were limitless.

With a moist chocolate cupcake and a light peanut butter frosting, the chocolate cupcakes with peanut buttercream will be great for any party.

Let’s walk through how to make them with some step-by-step pictures. Feel free to scroll to the end for the recipe. 

Let’s start by gathering all our ingredients. 

Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients

• some granulated sugar
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• unsweetened cocoa powder
• baking soda
• salta few eggs
• whole milk
• olive oil
• pure vanilla extract
• some hot boiling water

Peanut Butter Frosting Ingredients

• unsalted butter
• confectioners sugar
• creamy peanut butter
• salt
• pure vanilla extract

How to Make Chocolate Cupcakes

Whisk together the dry ingredients. 

Then whisk together the liquids. 

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. 

Mix until well combined. 

Fill the cupcake liners with the cupcake batter. 

And bake until cupcakes are done. 

How to Make Peanut Butter Frosting

Next up, frosting while the cupcakes cool. Cream the butter until light and fluffy. Add in the powdered sugar. 

Cream in the peanut butter. 

Frost cupcakes with the frosting. 

More Delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter Recipes

• Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
• Peanut Butter Banana Bread
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
• Peanut Butter High Hat Cupcakes

What do you think of these delicious chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter buttercream? What would you serve with these cupcakes? Let me know in the comment section below. 

If you share across social media, make sure to tag #aclassictwist, so I can see your beautiful creation come to life!

Happy baking, friends!

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Yield: ~24 cupcakes

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

These delicious and easy Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Buttercream are the perfect peanut butter lover's dream.

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• ½ cup olive oil
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot boiling water

For the Frosting:

• 2 cups (4 Sticks) Unsalted Butter, At Room Temperature
• 4 cups Confectioners Sugar
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• Pinch Salt
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Instructions

To make the cupcakes, start by preheating the oven the 350 degrees F. Line 2 cupcake pans with baking liners. Set aside.

In a large bowl, sift together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.

In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the eggs, milk, olive oil, and vanilla. With the mixer running on low, gradually add the dry ingredients until fully incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the boiling water; mix until the batter is smooth. The batter is supposed to be thin.

Divide the batter between the prepared cupcake liners. Bake the cupcakes until a toothpick inserted into a couple of cupcakes comes out clean, about 20-25 minutes. Allow the cupcakes to cool in the pan for a couple of minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

While the cupcakes are cooling, make the buttercream. Cream the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Add the confectioners' sugar and mix (gradually increasing in speed) until the sugar is fully incorporated, about 5 minutes. You may need to stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times.

Add the peanut butter, salt, and vanilla and whisk until the mixture is light and fluffy about 3 minutes. Once the buttercream is creamy and airy, it’s done.

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