Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake Recipe
Servings: 13 cupcakes
Calories: 476kcal
Rich, dark, and moist chocolate cupcakes topped with fluffy, creamy, and smooth peanut butter frosting. Simple yet irresistibly delicious!
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Ingredients
Chocolate cupcakes
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ¾ cup cake flour
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 7 tablespoons dutch processed cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup sour cream (greek yogurt is a great substitute)
- ¼ cup whole milk
- ½ cup warm water
- ¼ cup olive oil (any neutral flavored oil will work)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Peanut butter frosting
- ⅔ cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon whole milk (heavy cream also works)
Garnish
- ¼ cup dark chocolate, melted (optional)
- ¼ cup salted roasted peanuts, chopped (optional)
Instructions
Chocolate cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C) and line a cupcake tin with liners and set aside.
- In a large bowl, sift together the sugar, cake flour, all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, instant espresso, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
- Add the egg, sour cream, whole milk, warm water, oil, vanilla and stir until just combined.
- Pour the cupcake batter into a lined cupcake pan about ⅔ of the way up, and bake them for 15 to 18 minutes.
- Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for a minute before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Peanut butter frosting
- In a bowl, cream together the unsalted butter and peanut butter. Beat until pale and fluffy. If it looks too soft, stick it in the fridge for 10 minutes before beating again.
- Add the sifted powdered sugar a little at a time and beat again. Add the milk if necessary.
- Pipe or spread the peanut butter frosting onto the cooled chocolate cupcakes and garnish with chopped peanuts and melted chocolate.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 29g | Sodium: 324mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 38g