Chocolate PB Cup Cupcakes (with Cream-Cheese Frosting)

Name: Chocolate PB Cup Cupcakes (with Cream-Cheese Frosting)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 2 cups sugar; 4 tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened; pinch of salt; 2 tsp baking soda; 1 cup cold water; 1 cup mayonnaise; 1 tsp vanilla; Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups; 8 oz cream cheese; 1/3 cup peanut butter; 3 cups powdered sugar

7 steps

Prep:10minCook:15min

Cupcakes inspired by Trader Joe’s peanut butter cups! It has a peanut butter cream cheese frosting and a PB cup inside! It has no eggs, but it does have mayonnaise- which made all the difference with the moisture with these babies.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:36:55 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories886.8 kcal (44%)

Total Fat39.7 g (57%)

Carbs128.9 g (50%)

Sugars100.2 g (111%)

Protein8.6 g (17%)

Sodium518.6 mg (26%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

2 cupsflour

2 cupssugar

4 Tbspcocoa powder

1 cupwater

1 cupmayonnaise

1 tspvanilla

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

8 ozcream cheese

⅓ cuppeanut butter

3 cupspowdered sugar

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350º

Step 2

Sift dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, sugar) into a large mixing bowl. Add mayonnaise, vanilla, and water. Mix together until combined.

Step 3

Pour batter into an oiled cupcake tin.

Step 4

Cut peanut butter cups in half and add them to each tin.

Step 5

Bake for around 15 minutes, or until you can stick a toothpick in without batter sticking to it.

Step 6

While it's baking, create your frosting. Combine powdered sugar, peanut butter, and cream cheese in a bowl and mix until smooth. Put the frosting in a large plastic bag and cut a corner to frost the cupcakes.

Step 7

Enjoy!

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