Description
Treat yourself to a delightful dessert with these Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes. Each bite features rich chocolate cake topped with creamy peanut butter frosting and finished off with a drizzle of decadent chocolate ganache. Perfect for any occasion, these cupcakes are easy to make and sure to impress your guests or satisfy your sweet cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar (for frosting)
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar, and salt; mix well.
- Add the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract; beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes until smooth.
- Divide the batter into cupcake liners until two-thirds full. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While cooling, make the frosting by creaming peanut butter and powdered sugar until smooth; gradually add milk to achieve desired consistency.
- Frost cooled cupcakes and drizzle with melted chocolate ganache if desired.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (70g)
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 30mg