Tastes Like Reeses Chocolate Filled Peanut Butter Cupcakes Food

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 regular muffin tins with cupcake liners.
• Mix together the cake mix, milk, eggs, oil and Greek yogurt until smooth. Spoon batter into cupcake pans, filling the liners 1/2 full.
• Place a Reese's PB cup into the center of the batter in each cup (it's okay if the the tops of the Reese's are showing, like photo above).
• Bake cupcakes for 16-20 minutes or until done. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar and milk until smooth; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, water, milk, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter will be thin)., Fill 12 paper-lined jumbo muffin cups half full with batter. Drop a scant tablespoonful of peanut butter mixture into center of each; cover with remaining batter. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. , In a large bowl, combine frosting ingredients until smooth; frost cupcakes. Store in the refrigerator.

REESE'S® PEANUT BUTTER CUP CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 muffin tins with paper liners.
• Combine brown sugar, butter, and peanut butter in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time until combined.
• Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Slowly beat into the creamed mixture. Pour in milk and water; stir until batter is thick and smooth. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin tins. Press 2 mini peanut butter cups into each cupcake.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are firm and begin to pull away from the sides of the tin, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Pile 15 to 20 chocolate chips over each cupcake. Return to the oven until chocolate chips start to melt, about 1 minute. Spread melted chocolate over the cupcakes and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.

TASTES LIKE REESE'S® CHOCOLATE-FILLED PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin pans with paper liners.
• Combine cake mix, cold water, peanut butter, pudding mix, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 18 to 21 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 25 more minutes.
• When the cupcakes are almost fully cooled, stir confectioners' sugar and milk together in a bowl. Add cocoa and cornstarch and stir until desired consistency; eyeballing it works well for icing.
• Cut out a square in the top of each cooled cupcake. Fill with icing.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES WITH REESE'S SURPRISE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together 2 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 cups sugar, 3/4 cup cocoa, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk 2 large eggs. Add 1 cup buttermilk, 1 cup cold strong coffee, 1/2 cup canola oil, and 1 teaspoon vanilla until combined.
• Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, only until combined. Do not overmix.
• Line muffin tins with cupcake liners and fill them 1/2 full with the chocolate batter.
• Press a miniature Reese's cup into each cupcake lined muffin tin until they are even with the batter.
• Bake in a 350°F oven for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted around the outer edges comes out clean.
• Let the cupcakes cool for one minute and remove them from the pan. Let them cool completely on a wire baking rack.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat 1 stick of softened butter and 1 cup of peanut butter until smooth.
• Add in 3 cups of powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract and beat until crumbly.
• Add 1/4 cup half and half and beat with mixer. Continue to add half and half until the consistency is right.
• Frost the cupcakes and garnish with mini Reese's cups (optional)

REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUP FILLING

Steps:

• Simple, blend (electric mixer is best with peanut butter) all ingredients together. Even better when chilled slightly.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a small bowl, mix together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, using electric mixer, beat together granulated and brown sugars and butter until well combined.
• Add peanut butter, beating until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla until mixture is smooth.
• Alternately beat in flour mixture and milk, making three additions of flour mixture and two of milk, beating until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Scoop batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until tops of cupcakes spring back when light touched. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack.
• Top cooled cupcakes with frosting.