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Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

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Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting

Make cupcakes that are the peanuttiest! Peanut butter is in the cake and frosting; crunchy peanuts top all.

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64 Ratings

5 Stars 53%

4 Stars 19%

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PREP TIME 40 Min
TOTAL TIME 1 Hr 35 Min
SERVINGS 24

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix

1 1/4: cups water

1/4: cup vegetable oil

3: eggs

3/4: cup creamy peanut butter

1: container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting

1/4: cup creamy peanut butter

1/3: cup chopped peanuts

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1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2 In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs and 3/4 cup peanut butter with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).
3 Bake 18 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4 In medium bowl, stir together frosting and 1/4 cup peanut butter. Frost cupcakes with frosting mixture. Sprinkle with peanuts; press lightly into frosting.

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Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Cupcake)

Calories 250

(Calories from Fat 110),

Total Fat 13g

(Saturated Fat 3g,
Trans Fat 1g),

Cholesterol 25mg;
Sodium 240mg;
Total Carbohydrate 29g

(Dietary Fiber 1g,
Sugars 18g),

Protein 4g;

Percent Daily Value*:

Vitamin A 0 %;
Vitamin C 0 %;
Calcium 4 %;
Iron 4 %;

Exchanges:

1 Starch;
0 Fruit;
1 Other Carbohydrate;
0 Skim Milk;
0 Low-Fat Milk;
0 Milk;
0 Vegetable;
0 Very Lean Meat;
0 Lean Meat;
0 High-Fat Meat;
2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 4/3/2012 3:49:21 AM REPORT ABUSE kelimneil said:

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Super easy! Tried this tonight and instead of chocolate frosting I used vanilla and it tasted perfect. Rich, creamy, and moist. Grab the milk, you'll definitely need it!

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