You’ll love these light and fluffy Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes. Soft chocolate cakes topped with clouds of peanut butter frosting, a drizzle of peanut butter and a scattering of chocolate chips.

Peanut butter + chocolate = perfect match 💕

If you’re looking for a cupcake recipe that’s a total crowd-pleaser, I’ve got you covered. Meet my melt-in-your-mouth Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes designed to make peanut butter lovers like you and me swoon.

Light and fluffy chocolate cake with clouds of creamy peanut butter frosting – who’s with me? 🙋‍♀️

I’ll be honest with you. I actually developed this particular recipe back in 2015. But four years on, it still holds the test of time. These are by far, my favourite Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes. There is just something about the combination of creamy peanut butter frosting and soft chocolate cake that makes me weak at the knees.

You’ll love that they’re surprisingly quick and easy to make, with no special ingredients. But they really do wow a crowd. Especially with a little extra drizzle of peanut butter and a few chocolate chips for good measure. You know how we roll around here #moreismore

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES FROM SCRATCH

These chocolate cupcakes are super easy to make. It’s simply a mix and stir recipe, so you don’t need an electric mixer or any special equipment.
Add the dry ingredients to a mixing bowl, then add the wet ingredients, along with the buttermilk, and stir to combine.
To fill the cupcake liners, use a dessert spoon and a teaspoon to spoon out the batter. Just remember not to overfill your cupcake liners. They only need to be around 1/2 cup – 3/4 cup full.
The cakes will be ready when they spring back lightly to the touch.

How to make buttermilk from scratch

If you don’t have any buttermilk on hand, try making your own buttermilk from scratch. Add one tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of milk. Leave for 5 minutes to curdle, then use as normal. I use this trick ALL the time because I never have buttermilk on hand.

How to make peanut butter frosting for cupcakes

This Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcake recipe calls for an easy peanut butter buttercream.
Make sure your butter is at room temperature – this will make it easier to get rid of any lumps and make the buttercream extra creamy.
Cream the butter and peanut butter together until combined, then start adding the icing sugar and milk. The buttercream will turn creamy and fluffy.

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