Make sure you let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting!!. If it bubbles it's still good to use, but if not it's time to toss it! Cupcake Decorating Tips Make sure you baking powder is fresh! Baking powder is important for helping baked goods rise properly, but it has a relatively short shelf life once opened, so it's one of the few items I never buy in bulk! To test if your baking powder is still fresh, add a small amount to boiling water. Use an oven thermometer! Just because your oven says it's 350, doesn't mean it is! If you oven hasn't been calibrated recently, it can be as much as 30 degrees off, which will negatively affect all baked goods from cakes to macarons! An oven thermometer is the easiest/cheapest way to ensure your oven is always at the proper temperature. Don't ever pack flour into the measuring cup or you'll end up with way too much! Improperly measured flour can lead to dry, dense baked goods. Once it's overflowing, use the back of a knife to level it off. Measure your flour correctly! It's most accurate to use a kitchen scale, but if you're measuring by volume you want to spoon and level! Fluff up the flour a bit with a spoon, and then spoon flour into the measuring cup. Remove all ingredients from the fridge 30 minutes to an hour before baking for best results. are at room temperature before baking (unless the recipe indicates otherwise)! This ensures they'll incorporate into the batter more easily and leads to overall better texture. Use room temperature ingredients! Always make sure ingredients like butter, eggs, milk, yogurt, etc. These peanut butter chocolate cupcakes are best eaten the same day! Then garnish with crushed peanuts and Reese's cups! Let the peanut butter cupcakes cool completely before filling and frosting.įrost the cooled peanut butter cupcakes with chocolate peanut butter buttercream. Remove from pan and let cool on wire rack. Pour about ¼ cup of batter into each cupcake liner (they should be about halfway full).īake at 350☏ for 18-22 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. 
Then stir in the milk and the rest of the flour and mix until just combined. Then add in the brown sugar and granulated sugar and cream until light and fluffy.Īdd in the eggs and vanilla and continue to mix until fully incorporated. Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the softened brown butter and creamy peanut butter until fully combined and smooth. Whisk the cake flour, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl. Preheat the oven to 350☏ and line a 12 cup pan with cupcake liners. The complete list of ingredients and amounts is located in the recipe card below.
Reese's Cups - I love topping these peanut butter chocolate cupcakes with Reese's chocolate peanut butter cups!. Crushed peanuts - Dry roasted, unsalted peanuts are best for this recipe!. 
If desired, you can use milk chocolate instead. Dark chocolate - Use dark chocolate baking bars as opposed to chocolate chips!! Chips contain emulsifiers that help them keep their shape, which also means they won't combine as smoothly as chocolate bars.That's especially problematic when making the peanut butter frosting! Peanut butter - It's important to use the right kind of peanut butter in baked goods! And by that I mean, smooth processed peanut butter like Jif or Skippy! Varieties of peanut butter labeled "natural" or "minimally processed" are typically thinner and the oil separates more easily, making them less than ideal for baking.
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUP CAKES HOW TO
If you've never made brown butter before, you can check out this post with all my tips for how to make brown butter! Brown butter - My favorite ingredient of all time is brown butter!! Brown butter is just unsalted butter that has been melted and gently cooked to bring out a toasty, nutty flavor.Cake flour - I always use cake flour in my cupcakes because it makes them super soft and tender, but all purpose flour also works great!.
You only need a few ingredients to make these peanut butter chocolate cupcakes! You might also like these peanut butter and jelly cupcakes or this peanut butter biscotti! Jump to: These peanut butter cupcakes have a brown butter peanut butter cupcake base topped with chocolate peanut butter frosting, and garnished with crushed peanuts and Reese's cups!
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