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Strawberry Swirl-Peanut Butter-Brownie Cupcakes

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Aug 18, 2023
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
Amy Siegel
Clifton, New Jersey
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Indulge in fudgy peanut butter cupcakes topped off with homemade strawberry cream cheese frosting.

Strawberry Swirl-Peanut Butter-Brownie Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 50 min
  • Total 2 hr 25 min
  • Ingredients 14
  • Servings 24
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Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 24 foil baking cups
  • 1 can (14 oz) Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 3/4 cup Jif® Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter
  • 1 box Pillsbury™ Family Size Chocolate Fudge Brownie Mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract

Frosting and Garnish

  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup seedless strawberry jam
  • 12 small strawberries, halved, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place foil baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. In medium bowl, stir together condensed milk and peanut butter until blended.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat brownie mix, eggs, oil, buttermilk and almond extract with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until blended. Spoon 1 tablespoon brownie batter into each muffin cup; top each with 1 tablespoon of the peanut butter filling. Spoon remaining brownie batter evenly over filling.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    4
    In large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. Add jam; stir once or twice to create swirls of jam in frosting. Spoon into decorating bag or large resealable freezer plastic bag (cut 1/2-inch opening from 1 corner of plastic bag). Pipe or spread frosting on each cupcake. Garnish each with half of a strawberry. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition

290 Calories
16g Total Fat
4g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
29g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
290
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
16g
24%
Saturated Fat
5g
26%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
15%
Sodium
115mg
5%
Potassium
95mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
29g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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  • Jif and Simply Jif are trademarks of The J.M. Smucker Company
  • Eagle Brand is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company, Borden and Elsie trademarks used under license.
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