Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
These Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter frosting is so rich and decadent and makes for an easy dessert.
Servings: 12
Calories: 594kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sticks of butter
- 1 2/3 cup White Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 3 Large Eggs
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2/3 cup dark chocolate natural cocoa powder
- 1 1/3 cup hot water
- Frosting
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 Tablespoon Milk
Chocolate Ganache Optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Line your cupcake pan with greaseproof liners.
- Mix your butter and sugar in electric mixer until creamed. Add one egg at a time. Add Vanilla. Start mixing your dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Sift with a whisk. Start alternating your dry ingredients into your butter with water. Stop mixer and scrape bowl and mix again.
- Bake cupcakes 18 - 20 minutes and remove from oven and cool.
- Frosting:
- Start mixing, butter and peanut butter, add powder sugar and vanilla. Mix all ingredients adding milk at the end and using enough to make a good consistency.
- Once cool Frost cupcakes.
- Add optional ganache with fork or piping bag.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 594kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 578mg | Potassium: 268mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 59g | Vitamin A: 530IU | Calcium: 37mg | Iron: 2.3mg
