Peanut Butter Stuffed Hot Fudge Cupcakes.
Well… it is Fat Tuesday.
Did you expect anything less from me?
I made these cupcakes Friday afternoon to have for dinner on Friday night. And they are simple – only one bowl necessary! I think I told four different people that I needed to handcuff myself so I wouldn’t eat them before our company arrived. It wouldn’t have mattered… I could have chewed through the metal to get to these.
I was craving a chocolate + peanut butter treat for dessert but as usual, wanted something different from what I already have made before. All I could think about was thick, creamy peanut butter buttercream frosting…
So I stuffed the cupcakes, which was really easy! I just poked a hole in the cupcake with the pastry tip and filled them. You can never have too much peanut butter. Especially if it’s enveloped by chocolate.
I’m the kind of person that just likes a big blob of frosting on the top of a cupcake.
No spreading needed.
But didn’t that cupcake look sort of naked?
That’s what I thought too.
Much better.
Some of this may be necessary.
Preferably of the anything-but-skim variety.
Result? They were an absolute hit; my brother dubbed them the best dessert I have ever made. They probably are the best cupcake I’ve ever tasted, considering I don’t love cake. These cupcakes are so soft and fluffy and chocolaty, but not super sweet. They make a perfect base for the peanut butter buttercream, which is light and airy with just a hint of peanut butter – not overwhelming whatsoever. And the hot [dark] chocolate fudge adds that layer of decadence that takes them over the top.
There may have been a fight over the last one.
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Dark Chocolate Cupcakes
[adapted from allrecipes]
makes 12 cupcakes
1 1/8 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cup dark cocoa powder
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon heavy cream
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons sour cream
1/4 cup homemade fudge sauce (recipe below)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, whisk egg and sugar until smooth and no lumps remain. Add milk, cream, butter and vanilla, and mix until combined. Stir in sour cream. Sift dry ingredients together and add to wet mixture. Mix until batter is smooth, then swirl in fudge sauce. Line a muffin tin with liners and using a 1/4 cup measure, add batter to each cup. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Let cool before frosting.
Peanut Butter Buttercream
1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup peanut butter
3-4 cups of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 tablespoons of milk
pinch of salt
Cream butter and peanut butter together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Add powdered sugar with mixer on low speed and gradually add milk and vanilla extract. Mix until frosting is smooth. If too thick, add more milk; if too thin, add more sugar. Frost cupcakes as desired.
Dark Chocolate Fudge Sauce
1 cup sugar
1 cup dark cocoa powder
2 tablespoons flour
pinch of salt
1 cup boiling water or scalding milk
1 tablespoon of butter
1 teaspoon of vanilla
Combine sugar, cocoa, salt, and flour in a bowl or pot over a double boiler. Bring water or milk to a boil. Gradually add hot liquid to sugar mixture. Stir constantly until mixture thickens.
Once it has reached the desired thickness, remove from heat and stir in butter and vanilla. Drizzle over cupcakes and store the rest of the sauce in the fridge for 1-2 weeks.
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In the wise words of Mr. How Sweet: these have protein, good fat, and a lot of antioxidants.
Therefore, they are a healthy snack. Win!
261 Comments on “Peanut Butter Stuffed Hot Fudge Cupcakes.”
I started craving a glass of milk when I saw the first picture!
These look amazing!
Oh my word. I can’t wait to try these!
Those definitely beat King Cake for Fat Tuesday! :D
You never cease to amaze me ;)
Peanut butter chocolate anything is a win!
You are killing me with these! They look incredible. It is 7am and I think this is the only thing I want to eat now…
I will now be fantasizing about peanut butter and chocolate for the rest of the day. These cupcakes look phenomenal! I’m pretty sure I would difficulty refraining from attacking the peanut butter buttercream with a spoon ;).
I’m onto you. You post these droolworthy things every morning so we can all suffer ridiculous cravings all day long. I’m right. Aren’t I, you devilish monster? ;)
Maybe… :)
Good God woman – this looks amazing! haha I will now suffer from cupcake/chocolate/PB cravings allll day long.
You kill me.
I just felt my pants get tighter. *drool*
Omg these look like heaven!!!!!!!! YUMMMmM
“As usual” is completely the way I feel about needing peanut butter and chocolate in my life too :) These cupcakes just blow everything I’ve ever created out of the water, though. Bowing down to you… again!
These look so pretty! I love filled things, like cupcakes filled with extra buttercream. I need to get one of those cake piping thingies. :)
Oooh, I forgot it was Fat Tuesday! Although, pretty much every day is fat to me these days as evidenced by my muffin top over my Mom jeans. I might as well just give up and make these cupcakes. :)
Oh stop that! ;)
Well thank goodness I’m not giving up dessert for Lent. I have a very similar recipe on my blog, that I may have to make again and slather with hot fudge. These look delicious!
This doesn’t look healthy at all, but that doesn’t mean I won’t eat it!
Hot damn, I need these in my life. Like, NOW.
I want one for breakfast now! A cupcake is a great way to start the day!
The famous cupcakes… they look amazing!
i love you, but my waistline hates you. that is all :)
Haha…these look like the perfect way to celebrate FAT Tuesday!!! :-)
Haha I lvoe your husbands logic. I’m not usually a fan of cake either and I always just eat the tops off of cupcakes bc I love frosting but with the filling in the middle too? I might just have to eat the whole thing!
ps. I blogged about your brownies today. I used your pictures bc mine turned out terrible. I gave you credit obviously but I hope that is okay!
I’m with Mr. How Sweet…you totally covered your basis for this! I would call this a complete meal!
Love that Mr. Sweet calls these babies healthy. It is all in the labeling right?? So that means I can safely have 3 in one sitting ;) Love ’em!
Yum!
Oh my – those look amazing.
I made an adapted version of your Whole Wheat Cherry Pancakes and blogged about it tonight. They were great – definitely on my ‘recipes to repeat’ list! Thanks so much.
I love you. :-)
Oh My Goodness!! What a great pic to see first thing in the morning. =)
yay! I have been waiting for this post ever since your tweet on friday. PB and Chocolate are two of my favorite combinations! I have made cake from scratch before but never cupcakes!! I will have to try this!
Oh my. Feed me now!
Cupcakes injected with PB?? I think it’s time to loosen the pants!
Love that you said that you made these Friday afternoon to have for dinner Friday night.
Peanut butter + chocolate… the way to my heart but the nemesis to my waistline.
OH, MY GOSH! You are my new hero. These look amazing. I have just recently (within the last few weeks really) starting baking cupcakes and teaching myself the techniques of piping the frosting, filling, etc. I am very involved in our community and fundraisers, and want to be the “cupcake lady” for all our fundraisers. These chocolate and peanut cupcakes look incredible!
These look like a dream come true….and I don’t really even like cake! Maybe after trying these I’ll be a convert?? =D
Oh of course you did. You so did this. And we are SO SO SO happy you did. Peanut butter, hot fudge and cupcakes? Lady, we’re so thrilled you’re in our lives!
Wow the best cupcake you have ever tasted? With that bold of a statement, I am going to have to test these out :)
This looks fabulous! Hot fudge cupcakes sound so awesome.
Chocolate & peanut butter!!!!! One of the best combinations in the world!!! “store the rest of the sauce in the fridge for 1-2 weeks” BAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That’s me laughing, very hard, out loud. There is NO WAY that sauce would last 1-2 weeks in my fridge. It would be gone as soon as it was cool enough to not burn the roof of our mouths!
LOL!
hahaha I just read the title of your post out loud to Mandi :) Those look ridiculous. I think its the hot fudge on top that makes them look awesomely indulgent. Happy Fat Tuesday
i think i just gained 5 pounds looking at those. and it was well worth it!
oh. my. gosh. LOVE that they are ‘stuffed’. it’s like finding a toy in a cereal box!
This is like my favorite dessert ever. And yours is stuffed with extra PB. <3
My husband isn’t a fan of pb/choc desserts unless it’s Reese Cups, but I think he might even like these!
My husband isn’t either! And he loved these.
Good to know. We did have one cake at a friends’ baby shower not to long ago that we both LOVED, and it was a pb/chocolate cake.
Putting these on the list!
I typically consider cake to be a vehicle for eating frosting. Kind of like a utensil, I suppose. If you say this cake is the perfect vehicle, I guess I have to try it. Hate how you’re always twisting my arm like that!
PB + Chocolate = YOU are my new best friend!
Oh girl, where do you live….EXACTLY? Because I am moving in next door.
Hahahah oh how I wish you did!
O..M..G. These might be the most amazing things I’ve ever seen!
Appropriate for Fat Tuesday, ABSOLUTELY! Mmmmmmmmmmm!
OMG these look amazing I cannot wait to make them!