Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Brownie Cupcakes Food

PEANUT BUTTER-FILLED BROWNIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare brownie batter according to package directions; stir in chocolate chips. For filling, in a small bowl, beat peanut butter, cream cheese, egg and sugar until smooth. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-third full with batter. Drop filling by teaspoonfuls into the center of each cupcake. Cover with remaining batter. , Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in brownie portion comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust tops with confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line one 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper cupcake liners.
• Put the butter, cocoa powder and chocolate in a large bowl. Pour the boiling water over and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth, and then whisk in the sugar, vanilla and eggs. Whisk in the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips. Divide the batter among the prepared liners so they are about three-quarters full.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs, 22 to 24 minutes. Cool in the tins 5 minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the frosting: Beat the peanut butter, cream cheese and butter in a large bowl, using an electric mixer, on medium speed until smooth. Reduce the speed to low and beat in the confectioners? sugar until smooth and incorporated. Pipe or spread the frosting on the tops of the cupcakes. Sprinkle with peanuts for garnish if using.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES AND PEANUT BUTTER ICING

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.

CLASSIC PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup granulated sugar, the brown sugar, peanut butter, butter and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon, until well blended. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder until dough forms.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in additional granulated sugar. On ungreased cookie sheets, place about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately press 1 milk chocolate candy in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack.

BROWNIE CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• For cupcakes; Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line standard (1/3 cup) muffin cups with paper liners (These are really better made in mini muffin tins.) Combine butter, 1/2 cup chocolate chips, and unsweetened chocolate in the top of double broiler set over simmering water.
• Stir until mixture is melted and smooth, Remove from water.
• Whisk both sugars into chocolate mixture, then whisk in eggs 1 at a time.
• whisk in vanilla, then flour, walnuts, salt and remaining 3/4 cup chocolate chips.
• Divide batter among muffin cups (about 1/4 cup each).
• Bake cupcakes until tester inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer cupcakes to rack and cool completely.
• Frosting; Put powdered sugar and the next 3 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Using electric mixer, beat until mixture is smooth, adding whipping cream by teaspons if frosting is to thick to spread.
• Spread frosting in swirls over tops of cupcakes, sprinkle with chocolate shavings or sprinkles.

PEANUT BUTTER FILLED CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line cupcake pans with cupcake liners (for a total of 24 cupcakes).
• For the peanut butter filling: In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the granulated sugar. Beat in the vanilla and eggs, scrape down the sides of the bowl and continue to mix until smooth. Set aside.
• For the chocolate cupcake batter: In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sift together the cake flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream 1 cup of the granulated sugar with the oil. Slowly add the vanilla extract and egg yolks to the creamed sugar while mixing, and beat until incorporated.
• In a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer with a whisk attachment, whip the egg whites and remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar until firm peaks form. Do not over-whip.
• Turn the stand mixer on the lowest speed. Add the dry ingredients and milk, alternating between the two and scraping down the sides after each addition. Mix on medium for 1 minute. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the whipped egg whites into the chocolate batter in three parts.
• Scoop one scoop of the chocolate cupcake batter into each cupcake liner. Top with one scoop of the peanut butter filling. The liners will be about two-thirds full. Bake until the cupcakes are nicely domed and the chocolate bounces back from gentle pressure, about 22 minutes; the peanut butter filling will not be firm. Remove from the pans and cool.
• For the frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment, whip the cream, confectioners' sugar and vanilla on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Be careful not to over-whip the cream.
• Ice the cooled cupcakes with the frosting using a pastry bag fitted with the desired tip.

PEANUT BUTTER FILLED BROWNIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare brownie batter according to package directions; stir in chocolate chips. For filling, in a small bowl, beat peanut butter, cream cheese, egg and sugar until smooth.
• Fill paper-lined muffin cups one-third full with batter. Drop filling by teaspoonfuls into the center of each cupcake. Cover with remaining batter.
• Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in brownie portion comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Store in the refrigerator.

OREO AND PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350f (180c) degrees and line a 12 muffin cup baker with paper liners.
• Prepare brownie mix according to package directions. For each cupcake cup spread 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter over each Oreo cookie and stack them on top of each other. Place oreo stacks into the cupcake lined muffin cups. Spoon 2 tablespoons of brownie batter over each stacked oreos and let it run down the sides of the cookies. If you have left over brownie batter, bake separately in a separate baker or muffin tin. Bake cookies and brownies for 18 to 20 minutes, until brownies are cooked through. Let cool completely then serve.
• Makes 12 servings.

SUPER PEANUT BUTTER FILLED BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a small saucepan, melt unsweetened and semisweet chocolates with butter over low heat, set aside to cool slightly.
• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light and pale colored. Mix in 1 tsp vanilla.
• Add flour, salt and melted chocolate.
• Stir to combine.
• Pour into a greased 9 in square baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 20 - 25 minutes or until brownies test done with toothpick coming clean but with moist crumbs clinging to it.
• Do not overbake.
• Cool.
• For filling, add peanut butter and butter in a mixing bowl and mix until thoroughly combined and smooth. Note: You will get a much taller filling (as pictured) if you whip this with an electric mixture to incorporate lots of air.
• Slowly add powdered sugar, mixture will be a bit crumbly.
• Blend in cream until mixture is fluffy and reaches desired spreading consistency.
• Spread over cooled brownies, cover and chill until firm.
• For glaze, melt chocolate and butter in saucepan, stir until smooth.
• Drizzle over the filling.
• Chill well before cutting.
• Let sit at room temperature for 10 - 15 minutes before serving.
• You don't want to serve these ice cold out of the refrigerator.

PEANUT BUTTER-FILLED CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F / 180 C.
• In medium sized bowl mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• Using electric mixer cream butter, sugar and brown sugar (and peanuts if using) until fluffy. Scrape down sides.
• Add egg and vanilla, beat again until fluffy.
• In two additions beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture, scrape down sides.
• Form into 24 balls each about 1 1/2 tbsp size.
• Filling - In small bowl stir together icing sugar and peanut butter. Form into 24 balls, each about 1 tsp size.
• Between damp hands flatten 1 chocolate ball, top with 1 peanut butter ball. Shape chocolate dough over peanut filling until completely covered. Roll dough into ball. Repeat with remaining chocolate and peanut balls.
• Place balls 1 inch apart on 2 parchment lined cookie sheets. Flatten slightly with bottom of glass to about 2 inches (5 cm).
• Bake in oven for 8-10 min until just set. Cool 1 min on tray before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.