Chocolate Peanut Butter

Chocolate Peanut Butter (One of our all time favs)




A great "Go To" Chocolate cupcake recipe (adapted from Cake Mix Doctor):

1 German chocolate cake mix (without the pudding)
1 Instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup water
3 eggs

Mix all ingredients together on low for 30 seconds, scrape bowl. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Put 1/4 c (or I use 2 full scoops with my cookie scooper) of batter in muffin tin with wrappers. Bake at 350 for 18-20 min. (I liked using my convection oven for these). Cool.

Peanut Butter Buttercream (this is probably served in heaven, pretty sure!):
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup creamy peanut butter (may use more or less depending on how much of a PB flavor you would like)
5-6 cups powdered sugar, depending on how thick you desire

6 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, cut in quarters (24 total)

Beat butter with electric mixer, then add in vanilla, then peanut butter. Mix in powdered sugar in 1 cup increments. Frost cupcakes. Place quarter of peanut butter cup on top of each cupcake.