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
- 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
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.