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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layered Cupcakes

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Mar 25, 2014
Bake-Off® Contest 44, 2010
Cara Sapida
Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania
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Take the peanut butter-chocolate combo to new heights with layers of lusciousness in moist, irresistible cupcakes.

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layered Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 1 hr 35 min
  • Ingredients 16
  • Servings 18
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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 1/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 cup Jif® Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate baking chips

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, mix flour, cocoa, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. Add oil, water, vinegar and vanilla to flour mixture, stirring just until smooth (do not overmix).
  • Step 
    3
    In another large bowl, beat egg, cream cheese, peanut butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Add powdered sugar; beat until creamy.
  • Step 
    4
    Spoon 1 level tablespoon chocolate batter into each cup; evenly spread 1 level tablespoon peanut butter filling on top. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake). Cool in pan 15 minutes. Remove from pan to cooling rack; cool 15 minutes. Serve warm or cool.

Nutrition

260 Calories
13g Total Fat
4g Protein
31g Total Carbohydrate
21g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
260
Calories from Fat
110
Total Fat
13g
20%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
23%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
180mg
7%
Potassium
115mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
31g
10%
Dietary Fiber
1g
5%
Sugars
21g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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