Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

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Peanut butter overload. That's it plain and simple. For someone that loves peanut butter this is the perfect amount of deliciousness. 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Recipe Source: Cupcake - Tidymom.net, Filling & Frosting - Beantownbaker.com

Cupcakes
1 Devils Food Cake Mix
3 Large Eggs
1/2 cup Butter
1 cup of Water

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in the microwave. Combine all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix batter on low for 1 minute, then on high for 1 minute.

2. Fill cupcake papers 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.

Chocolate Ganache 

3/4 cup Semisweet Chocolate, finely chopped

3/4 cup Bittersweet Chocolate, finely chpped

1/2 cup Heavy Cream

Bring whipping cream to boil over high heat. Pour boiling cream over chopped chocolate and stir until chocolate melted. If your ganache is too thick to spread add more cream.

Peanut Butter Frosting

1 cup Powdered Sugar
1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
5 Tablespoons unsalted Butter, at room temperature
3/4 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/3 cup Heavy Cream

Combine the powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt in a bowl. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy, scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the cream and beat on high until mixture is light and fluffy.

Assembling the cupcakes

1. Using the cone method, remove some of the cupcake and set aside. 

2. Drop one mini Reeces Peanut Butter Cup into the hole of the cupcake. Spoon some ganache in the hole.

3. Replace the top of the cupcake. Frost with peanut butter frosting. 

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