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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 box chocolate cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup milk
1 bag chocolate peanut butter cups

Directions:

Mix together eggs, milk and cake mix. Pour 2 tablespoons of batter into the paper liners and place a unwrapped peanut butter cup on top. Fill the paper tin to ¾ full and bake for 15-18 minutes until the cake springs back when lightly touched. Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack. When completely cooled, frost.
Frosting Suggestions: Peanut Butter Frosting, Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.

Chocolate Buttercream

8 tablespooons (1 stick) butter, room temperature
3 ¾ cups powdered sugar, sifted
3-4 tablespoons milk or cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup cocoa

Place the butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat until light and fluffy, about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer before adding the cocoa and sugar or you will have a large mess to clean up. Add the sugar, cocoa, 3 tablespoons milk (cream) and vanilla extract. Beat frosting starting on slow speed and add up to 1 more tablespoon of milk (cream) if frosting to too thick.