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.”
omg wow.
creamy peanut butter buttercream frosting = holy sh*t that looks amazing!
also a couple of these pics NEED to be submitted to FG or TS. And WILL get in. BEAUTIFUL!!!!
You made these sound so delicious. I can imagine the fight for the last cupcake- to the death! And of course I loved that you had to drizzle chocolate on top of it all. :)
What an amazing cupcake! For me, this is the cupcake of all cupcakes! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Those look amazing!
Peanut butter and chocolate is the most epic combination ever! These look amazing.
Not fair, it’s way too close to dinnertime to see these on an empty stomach
Mr. How Sweet and I have the same logic.
I am 35 weeks pregnant and those look DIVINE! I will have to try, thanks for the creative recipe!
They look so incredibly luscious and decadent!
I am so glad I found your blog!
I want one of these right now! :)
I like the way your husband thinks!! And who won the fight over the last one?? :)
Yea definitely just yelled “holy crap” outloud while scrolling down this post.. ummm good thing I wasn’t at work haha. These look absolutely divine!
I absolutely love your blog! I live all the way in Egypt, thought it would be fun to know you have a fan on the other side of the world!
Your page is the perfect balance to my life! So many recipes that are SO delicious, I’m so excited trying them out on my boyfriend and family!
And your workouts work wonderfully in the gym considering I practically live there!
Keep on blogging! You’re amazingly entertaining, talented, and really make me want to stop counting my calories!
From the land of the pyramids,
Nada =D!
holy moly. If I make these, I dont think I will share!
I can’t resist peanut butter and chocolate. Why do you do this to me?
Totally a healthy snack in my playbook too! Good thinking Mr. How Sweet.
So, when does your cookbook come out? ;)
Oh my, these are so irresistible. You’re right, there’s never too much peanut butter when combined with chocolate.
thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.
ohhhhhhh M geeeeeeeee :) ridiculous!!!
Hey Jessica…
What # cake decorating tip did you use for the frosting on top? These look delicious…
Wilton #199!
Thank You Pretty GirL!!!
PS… How do I get my picture next to my comments? UGH!
I think it’s called a gravatar? Try googling it – I’m only familiar with getting it on wordpress, sorry!
OMG…making this recipe tonight when I stop drooling.
What did you use to fill them with (just regular peanut butter or the frosting)?
The frosting!
I am feeling the need for these today. Sadly, my husband despises peanut butter…So I’ll make half with pb and half with chocolate butter cream. Thanks for the recipe, it looks incredible.
I have been trying to come up with a cake for my birthday this year and I love peanut butter and chocolate together. I think I just found a winner. Of course, there must be a trial run this coming weekend :)
Man, you make those cupcakes look good! On another note, I’ve never ever thought of stuffing cupcakes like that. Great idea… I’m gonna use that tip next time I bake ’em. Thanks!
Just wondering… Where do you get dark cocoa powder? I haven’t seen it anywhere. Do you have to go to a specialty store? Thanks!
Hi Sandra! I use Hersheys. It is right next to the unsweetened cocoa powder at my grocery store. I think it may be a fairly new thing, so if you can’t find it maybe it will pop up soon!
Just thought you should know that I DREAMED about these last night. That is a sign that I must make them ASAP.
Oh. My. Word. These look delicious!!!
guess who made their boyfriend make these for her birthday yesterday…
they are even better microwaved for a few seconds just to slightly heat them.
i was in so much pain after eating a huge dinner and two of these washed down with cider and champagne.
YUM!
Oh.my.stars.
I have no other words, my mouth is full :)
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when you say “heavy cream” for the cupcakes.. would heavy whipping cream work just as well?
Yes – same thing!
Jessica,
these cupcakes look absolutely AMAZING!! I have to say that I’m addicted to your site. Your recipes and pictures are wonderful. You are so very talented and are such an inspiration.
I started a blog a little over a month ago about baking every day for 365 days. I would love to share this recipe with my readers if you’d allow it. I know my family would love taste testing them, too!
I look forward to following you!
Of course you can! As long as you credit my recipe/photos I don’t mind at all. Thanks so much. :)
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Oh these looks DELICIOUS! :D I’m actually going to make these tomorrow after school! :)
I’m just wondering, I couldn’t find dark cocoa powder here in Sweden, just eh…normal cocoa powder(??? XD), but should I use more cocoa powder because of that??
Oh and the heavy cream (or heavy whipping cream whatever :P) should I ehh whip it before I put it in the mix, or should I just put it in, without whipping it, making it more like milk??
Hahah sorry for my bad english xD
Regular cocoa powder is fine, and just add the heavy cream as it is to the mix. Just make sure you mix the batter completely!
Made these today for my mister’s birthday… huge hit! Thanks!
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I didn’t have all the ingredients for the cupcakes so I used my own recipe for dark chocolate cupcakes and used your peanut butter frosting recipe.
All I can say is OMG!
Thank you for posting such wonderful recipes!
Thank you for reading!
These sound AMAZING! And I thought my post today was cool…Peanut Butter Cupcakes with PB&J (yes, peanut butter and jelly flavored buttercream!!!) Buttercream was great….but these….. yumm!
I absolutly have to try these! they look exquisite! thanks :)
I just wanted you to know that I made these tonight, and I’m sitting on the couch with my pants unbuttoned in a food coma b/c I at 2 plus a bunch of icing. Thank goodness, my husband is studying in the other room. This is not a sexy scene that is going on right now! They were GOOD!
I’ve made this cake recipe 3 times in a month, my husband won’t eat any other chocolate cake now, this has ruined all others for him. The chocolate aroma in my kitchen is amazing throughout the baking process and for the sometimes 2 days that the cake is on the counter. I will make this for the rest of my life! lol, love it.
So glad it has been a hit!
I’ve either thought about these or looked at them since the day this was posted. Clearly, I can’t get them out of my mind, so I guess it’s a good thing they’re in the oven!
just pulled these out of the oven~~cooling process is sooo hard!! however–i have eaten the cupcake batter…frosting…and the to die for hot-fudge sauce as they were being made!!! i am in love with these cupcakes!!!LOL!!!
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