Description
Delicious chocolate cupcakes topped with creamy peanut butter frosting and crunchy Butterfinger candy pieces.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup hot coffee (or hot water)
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2–4 tbsp heavy cream (as needed)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- 6–8 fun-size Butterfinger bars, chopped (or 1 1/2 cups chopped Butterfinger)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Slowly whisk in the hot coffee (batter will be thin).
- Divide batter evenly into liners (about 2/3 full).
- Bake 16–18 minutes, until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely.
- Make frosting: Beat butter + peanut butter until creamy (2–3 minutes). Add powdered sugar in batches, then beat in vanilla, salt, and heavy cream 1 tbsp at a time until fluffy and pipeable.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes (a tall swirl looks great).
- Sprinkle with chopped Butterfinger and add a Butterfinger piece on top.
Notes
- Store covered at room temp for 1 day or refrigerate up to 4 days (bring to room temp before serving).
- Bake cupcakes 1 day ahead; frost day-of for the crunchiest topping.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
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