Turn Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix into a delicious Halloween dessert with this easy recipe for chocolate peanut butter cupcakes.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Cupcakes
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 1 bag (8 oz) unwrapped Reese's peanut butter cups miniatures
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 cups creamy peanut butter
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cup whipping cream
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Reserve 12 of the peanut butter cup candies for garnish. Coarsely chop remaining candies; stir into batter. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
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Step3Bake 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
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Step4In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add whipping cream; beat until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cupcakes. Cut reserved peanut butter cup candies in half; garnish each cupcake with 1 half candy.
Nutrition
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