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.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time35 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12
Calories: 594kcal
- 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
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.
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