Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
These delicious chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes are truly heavenly! Moist and soft chocolate cupcakes topped with a creamy and smooth peanut butter frosting, so GOOD.
Ingredients
chocolate cupcakes-
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, measured then sifted
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 3 Tbsp sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup oil
peanut butter frosting-
- 12 Tbsps unsalted butter, room temp (1½ sticks)
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temp
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
chocolate cupcakes-
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and baking soda and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, beat the sugar and eggs until combined. Add the milk, sour cream, vanilla extract and oil and combine.
- Add in the dry ingredients and gently mix until combined. With a cookie scooper or ¼ measuring cup, divide the batter between the 18 cupcake liners.
- Bake the cupcakes at 350°F for about 16-18 minutes or until golden.
- Remove from the pan and cool on a cooling rack.
chocolate peanut butter frosting-
- In an electric stand mixer, cream together the cream cheese and butter with the paddle attachment on medium speed.
- Once the mixture is creamy and slightly fluffy, add in the peanut butter, vanilla extract and powdered sugar and beat the mixture until combined.
- Pour in the heavy whipping cream and beat on high spead until frosting becomes light and fluffy.
- Transfer the frosting to a piping bag with desired tip and refrigerate until ready to assemble cupcakes.
assemble-
- Once the cupcakes are cool, pipe the peanut butter frosting on top. Repeat with all the cupcakes and frosting.
- Decorate the cupcakes as desired and enjoy.