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Peanut Butter Black Bottom Cupcakes

Super chocolate-y and filled with peanut butter and cheesecake
Course: Dessert
Keyword: cupcake
Author: Laura Petersen, Pink Cake Plate

Ingredients

  • 1 chocolate cake mix and ingredients needed to make
  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 c. peanut butter
  • 1/4 Cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup mini Reese's Peanut Butter cups and extra for decorating
  • For Ganache
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup optional
  • 10 to 16 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
  • For Frosting
  • 1/3 cup solid vegetable shortening
  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 4 cups approx. 1 lb. confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 4-6 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a muffin tin with 24 cupcake liners.
  • Mix cake mix according to package directions. Set aside. Mix together softened cream cheese, peanut butter, vanilla,powdered sugar and egg until smooth and creamy. Mix in 1/2 cup of mini peanut butter cups.
  • Fill cupcake liners half full with cake batter when all are filled drop a heaping tablespoon of cream cheese mixture into each cupcake.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 18-20 minuets or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool completley before frosting.

For Frosting

  • Cream shortening and butter with electric mixer. Add peanut butter and vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk, one tablespoon at a time, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Fill large pastry bag with a large star tip for decorating or you can fill a ziplock bag with frosting and cut off corner of bag. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes.

For Ganache

  • Heat the cream and corn syrup till they begin to steam. Pour over the chopped chocolate in a bowl. Let sit for 5 minutes, and whisk until smooth. Allow to cool until ganache starts to thicken then drizzle over cupcakes and decorate with additional mini peanut butter cups