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Peanut Butter Mocha Cupcakes

Peanut Butter Mocha Cupcakes

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Yield 24 servings

Decadently chocolate mocha cupcakes are topped with a rich and delicious peanut butter frosting making these Peanut Butter Mocha Cupcakes a match made in dessert Heaven!

Ingredients

Mocha Cupcakes

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup butter, softened to room temperature

2 cups granulated sugar

3 eggs, softened to room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon coffee extract

1 cup milk

1/2 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled

3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chocolate chips

Peanut Butter Frosting

10 tablespoons butter, softened to room temperature

1 1/2 cups peanut butter

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/4 cup heavy cream or milk

2 cups powdered sugar

optional chocolate covered espresso beans

Instructions

Mocha Cupcakes

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a muffin pan with liners. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  Set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl or into the bowl of your stand mixer, place butter and beat for 1 minute.  Add sugar and scrap down the bowl as needed.  Beat for 2 additional minutes.  Add in vanilla and coffee extract and eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated.
  4. Combine milk and coffee.
  5. Alternating between the flour mixture and milk mixture, slowly add into mixing bowl with creamed butter.  Scrap down the bowl as needed and mix until combined.  Fold in chocolate chips
  6. Spoon into muffin liners and bake for 18 minutes.  Remove from oven, allow to cool for 10 minutes in pan and then move to a wire rack to cool completely.

Peanut Butter Frosting

  1. In a mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, add butter and peanut butter and mix to combine.  Add in powdered sugar and beat slowly.  Gradually add in in vanilla extract and cream until fully incorporated.
  2. Place into a piping bag fitted with a 2D tip and pipe peanut butter frosting onto mocha cupcakes.  Top with chocolate covered espresso beans if desired.

Courses Dessert

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 24 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 464

% Daily Value

Total Fat 33 g

51%

Saturated Fat 17 g

85%

Cholesterol 82 mg

27%

Sodium 172 mg

7%

Total Carbohydrates 42 g

14%

Dietary Fiber 3 g

12%

Sugars 28 g

Protein 6 g

12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Recipe by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen at https://www.strawberryblondiekitchen.com/peanut-butter-mocha-cupcakes/