Author: Life, Love and Sugar Prep Time: 40 minutes Cook Time: 23 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 3 minutes Yield: About 16 Cupcakes Category: Dessert Method: Oven Cuisine: American
Description
These Peanut Butter Chocolate Buckeye Cupcakes are made with a moist chocolate cupcake, peanut butter frosting and chocolate ganache – all topped with a cute little buckeye treat!
Ingredients
BUCKEYES
1/2 cup (140g) creamy peanut butter
3 tbsp (42g) salted butter, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 – 1 1/2 cups (115-173g) powdered sugar, divided
1/2 cup melting chocolate (I used Ghirardelli melting wafers)
CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES
1 cup (130g) all purpose flour
1 cups (207g) sugar
6 tbsp (43g) Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder*
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 large egg
1/2 cup (120ml) buttermilk
1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil
3/4 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup (120ml) hot water
PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
1 cup (224g) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup (210g) peanut butter
4 1/2 cups (575g) powdered sugar
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
4–5 tbsp (60-75ml) milk or water
CHOCOLATE GANACHE
4 oz (2/3 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips
6 tbsp (90ml) heavy whipping cream
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