Peanut Butter Cupcakes With Chocolate Icing

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 18 ounces yellow cake mix
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 16 ounces chocolate frosting
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup peanuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees (325 for dark or non-stick pans). place paper baking cups into each of 24 refular sized muffin cups/.
• 2 in large bowl, beat cake mix, water, vegetable oil, eggs and peanut butter on low speed for 30 seconds and then medium sped for 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. divide batter evenly among muffin cups (2/3 full).
• 3 bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. remove from pan to cooling rack and cool completely (30 minutes).
• 4 in a medium bowl, stir together frosting and 1/4 cup peanut butter. frost cupcakes with frosting mixture and sprinkle with peanuts. press peanuts lightly into frosting.