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Delicious homemade Reese's Peanut Butter Cupcakes with creamy frosting and chocolate cake.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Delicious chocolate cupcakes with a hidden Reese's peanut butter cup in the center, topped with creamy peanut butter frosting.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 350

Ingredients
  

Cupcake Ingredients
  • 1 cup All purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 1 cup Milk or buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup Neutral oil
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 cup Hot coffee or hot water
  • 12 pieces Mini Reese cups or regular Reese cups for the centers
Frosting Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup Creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp Heavy cream or milk

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 F. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  2. Unwrap your Reese cups.
Cupcake Batter
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  2. In a larger bowl, whisk the granulated sugar and brown sugar with the eggs, then add milk, oil, and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture and stir until there are no streaks of flour. Then slowly add the hot coffee or hot water.
  4. Fill each cupcake liner about halfway with batter and drop a mini Reese cup into the center. Cover the Reese cup with more batter until the liner is about two thirds full.
  5. Bake for about 16 to 20 minutes. They are done when the tops spring back lightly and a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
Cooling and Frosting
  1. Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
  2. Beat together softened butter and peanut butter until fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar and a splash of cream or milk until it's smooth and pipeable.
  3. Frost the cooled cupcakes as desired.

Notes

These cupcakes can be stored at room temperature for about 1 day, then transferred to the fridge for up to 4 days. Unfrosted cupcakes can be frozen for up to 2 months.