Chocolate Peanut Butter 'Box' Cupcakes Recipe by Tasty

Ingredients

for 12 cupcakes

1 box chocolate cake mix, prepared according to package instructions
18 chocolate peanut butter cups
1 cup
vanilla frosting (115 g)
¾ cup
peanut butter (180 g)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
In a large bowl, prepare the cake batter.
Divide the batter evenly among a lined muffin tin, filling halfway.
Place a peanut butter cup in each, then top with remaining batter, filling about ¾ of the way up.
Bake for 20 minutes, then cool.
In a separate bowl, combine peanut butter and vanilla frosting, stirring until smooth.
Then halve the remaining peanut butter cups.
Pipe the frosting onto each cupcake, then top with the peanut butter cup halves.
Enjoy!

Tips

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Shevon Stumpf

If you use store-bought vanilla frosting it is impossible to pipe out of the bag. Instead, I rolled out the vanilla frosting and peanut butter mixture and used a cookie cutter to cut out shapes. Also, the video says to cook the cupcakes at 350° and the instructions say to cook the cupcakes at 375°. I cooked them at 375° and they came out fine.
2 months ago Helpful (15)
karlip

I made these and they were so much fun! After reading the other tips, I was hesitant to use box icing. I used box chocolate cake just to make it quick but I used homemade vanilla icing. I found a recipe I liked online and then just added the peanut butter until I liked the taste. It was so easy and they came out great!
2 months ago Helpful (12)
Chloe Cunningham

I agree with the other comments on here that the peanut butter frosting was quite thick, but if you add a little water to it, not too much, just add a little and mix to your preferred thickness. This did great for me! Totally recommend this recipe for Reese’s lovers!
2 months ago Helpful (8)
Kristin Beheler

Add a little water to frosting for easy piping. I didn’t count my Reese’s cups ahead of time so I cut them in half with no decor, oh well!
2 months ago Helpful (5)

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