Peanut Butter Chocolate Cupcakes

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 6 tablespoons baking cocoa
• 3 -4 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar and milk until smooth in one bowl. set aside.
• 2 in another bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• 3 in a third bowl, whisk eggs, water, milk, oil and vanilla.
• 4 stir into dry mixture until moistened. batter will be thin.
• 5 fill paper-lined jumbo muffin cups 1/3 of the way.
• 6 drop scant tablespoons of peanut butter mix into the center of each.
• 7 cover with remaining batter.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick is inserted and clean when removed.
• 9 combine last four ingredients for frosting and frost cup cakes.