Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cupcakes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cupcakes (or cake) are a match made in heaven and one of the most asked-for cakes in our family.

What makes them so special is the whipped peanut butter filling and the all-made-from-scratch chocolate batter for the cake or cupcakes.

These chocolate peanut butter-filled cupcakes are soft, moist chocolate cupcakes filled with peanut butter so delicious you'll want to eat the filling with a spoon!

These cupcakes are perfect for making for birthdays, potlucks, or for peanut butter and chocolate lovers.

Get fancy and fill an icing bag with your favorite chocolate frosting or just slather it on top, add a few chocolate-covered peanut butter cups crumbled and viola a masterpiece!

Scroll down to the bottom to get this delicious recipe for our Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Cake or Chocolate Cupcakes filled recipe.

Easy Steps for Making Chocolate Cake

1. Mix the batter (dry ingredients and wet in separate bowls)
2. Bake the cake or cupcakes at 350 degrees
3. Cool completely before filling
4. Make a hole in the center
5. Fill with whipped peanut butter 
6. Make the icing (you can also use whipped cream or chocolate frosting if you prefer)
7. Top with crumbled peanut butter cups or mini chocolate chips
8. Enjoy! See the full recipe at the end of this post in a printable recipe card just hit PRINT!

Seriously easy right? So let's get started, check out the photos and bake the most delicious chocolate cake you've ever eaten.

Shopping List(for complete instructions scroll to the printable recipe card below)

• sugar: granulated
• flour: all-purpose
• unsweetened cocoa powder: this is not sweet and is used for baking with
• baking powder: this will make the cake rise
• baking soda: another leavening agent for rising the cake batter
• canola oil: use any kind of oil vegetable or melted butter is fine
• boiling water: this is a must for this cake batter
• vanilla extract or almond: extract will add more flavors
• eggs: eggs are added to hold the cake together while baking
• milk: whole milk, half and half, or low fat can be substituted
• Filling: 
• powdered sugar: also referred to as confectionary sugar
• creamy peanut butter: use any brand smooth
• butter softened: salted is butter
• heavy cream: full fat, this is the highest fat content cream

Pans To Use

• 13 x 9 sheet pan of any kind
• two 9 x 9 cake pans( use to do 2 layers and filled
• cupcakes( you will have to remove the middles, fill them and proceed by spreading each one)
• two square pans for a two-layer square cake

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Yield: 12

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Chocolate Peanut Butter Filled Cupcakes

Delicious chocolate cake or cupcakes filled with a peanut butter filling topped with chocolate and candy.

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 35 Min

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk or half and half
• See cake batter directions under instructions.
• Filling:
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 stick of butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons. of heavy cream
• Add just the filling ingredients to a mixing bowl and beat using an electric mixer add more cream if too stiff should be fluffy enough to fill not dry. Set aside and make cake batter.
• Use this as a filling or frosting.
• Refrigerate leftovers.
• Ganache:
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 1/3 cups of chocolate (good grade like Lindt)
• Bring the heavy cream just to a simmer.
• Remove from the stove
• Pour in the chips and let sit for 5 minutes.
• Stir and drizzle over the top of the cake or cupcakes
• Chocolate Peanut Butter Icing:
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• milk to make a smooth frosting.
• Mix until smooth.
• Frost on cooled cake or cupcakes
• Optional garnish: peanut butter cups

Instructions

1. Cake or Cupcakes:
2. Mix flour, cocoa powder, and sugar in a large bowl, add boiling water a little at a time till smooth, and add the rest of the ingredients in. This batter is very runny.
3. Pour into cupcake-lined tins and bake till evenly cooked, use toothpick method.
4. When completely cool, cut out the center of each cupcake reserving tops, and fill with peanut butter filling, put tops back on off to the side.
5. Use 8 oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips melted in the microwave for 1/2 minute stir.
6.  Top each cupcake with melted chocolate using a fork going back and forth to make line effects on top.
7. Or another option is to make a ganache or chocolate frosting.
8. Filling can be used as an icing or you can frost cakes with a chocolate peanut butter icing refer to the above instructions.
9. Options:
10. You can use a chocolate cake mix and canned frosting.
11. Filling the cake:
12. To make the four-layer cake.
13. Bake two 9-inch round cakes and cool.
14. Using a sharp knife, split the cakes in half, making four halves. Spread with peanut butter filling. Slather with whipped cream and using a fork drizzle with a ganache,  hot fudge sauce or thinned chocolate frosting.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

825.81

Fat (grams)

43.68 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

16.31 g

Carbs (grams)

108.14 g

Fiber (grams)

5.91 g

Net carbs

102.22 g

Sugar (grams)

81.87 g

Protein (grams)

12.3 g

Sodium (milligrams)

373.35 mg

Cholesterol (grams)

67.46 mg

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