Marshmallow Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Serving: 12 cupcakes

Ingredients:

Filling:

4oz cream cheese

1/4 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoon Marshmallow Fluff

1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tablespoon vanilla

Chocolate Cupcake Mix:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder

3/4 tablespoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter room temp

1 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs room temp

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup whole milk

1/2 cup hot water

Frosting:

1 cup butter

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

4 oz cream cheese

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar 

7oz Marshmallow Fluff

1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions
Filling:
1. Add cream cheese, peanut butter, marshmallow fluff, and granulated sugar until mixed well. Lastly add vanilla
2. Set aside. 

Cupcake Batter:

3. Preheat oven to 350F. Line muffin tin with cupcake liners and spray with pam

4. In medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside

5. In a standing mixer. beat together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy
6. On medium speed, beat in eggs. Beating well, then adding vanilla until well combined. 
7. Withe the mixer on low speed, add half of the dry ingredients and beat until combined. Then beat in milk until combined. Add the other half of the dry ingredients and beat slowly until combined. 
8. Next add hot water and beat just until combined. Do not over mix, the less you mix, the lighter the cake will be.
9. Divide batter evenly between cups, filling them about 1/4 full. 
10. Add 1-2 tablespoons of filling into top of cupcake, top with batter enough to cover filling.
11.Bake for 15-20 minutes (or 8-10 minutes if making mini cupcakes), until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs. Allow cupcakes to sit for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack

Frosting: 

12. Cream butter, peanut butter and vanilla in mixer until fluffy. Then gradually add in powdered sugar (1/2 cup at a time) until creamy. Lastly fold in Marshmallow creme until mixed. 

13. Frost cupcakes as you wish and add sprinkle! Enjoy

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It's me Margaret Marie