Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes

Brownies plus Peanut Butter plus Chocolate Frosting in one perfectly delicious cupcake. Our Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes are three great tastes that taste great together.

Peanut Butter and Chocolate – a classic flavor combination that never fails to please.  We have leaped right up to the top of Dessert Mountain by adding a surprise brownie layer to the bottom of yummy peanut butter cupcakes.  Needless to say, after we added our creamy and delicious Best Chocolate Buttercream frosting, these Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes went from WOW to WOW to the 10th power!  The Brownie and Peanut Butter cake taste so great together.  This really takes cupcakes to the next level and they are sure to wow your friends and family.

How to Make the Batter for the Brownie Layer

Step 1: Our Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes start with your favorite brand of Brownie Mix.  We love Ghirardelli Triple Chocolate Brownie Mix but any brownie mix will do. Make up the brownie batter according to the directions on the back of the box.
Step 2: Add a spoonful of brownie mix to the cupcake liners.  The brownie batter should only go about 1/3 of the way up the cupcake liner.  You want more cupcake batter than brownie batter in the cupcake liners.

How to Make the Peanut Butter Cake Layer

Steps 3-4: Now make up a box of yellow cake according to the directions on the back of the box with two exceptions: add vanilla and peanut butter along with the other ingredients as detailed in the recipe below. 

Building the Layered Cupcakes

Step 5: Now cover the brownie batter with the peanut butter cupcake batter.
Step 6: Bake the cupcakes as you normally would, for 18-20 minutes in a 350-degree oven. You’ll have some brownie batter left over … we filled up some cupcake liners and make ourselves some mini brownie cupcakes. Yum!

Make the Chocolate Frosting

Step 7: While the cupcakes cool, make a batch of our The Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting to top your Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes.  It is easy to make and so delicious.  You will find the recipe and detailed instructions on how to make it here.

Putting It All Together

Step 8: Here is what our Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes look like just out of the oven.  
Step 9: We used a pastry bag and a Wilton 2D Decorating Tip to swirl on The Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.  If you need some help with this kind of frosting swirl, you can find a How-To video here. A layer of Brownie, a layer of Peanut Butter Cupcake, and a layer of Chocolate Frosting … yum, yum, yum!

Other Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes You Will Love

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• Chocolate Cake Bites with Peanut Butter Frosting
• No Bake Peanut Butter Pie
• Peanut Butter Swirl Brownies