Gourmet Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes
This cupcake recipe takes a basic, mayonnaise-based cake and transforms it into a gourmet dessert with a fun surprise inside. Each decadent cupcake features a mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cup baked into the center, topped with a generous swirl of rich peanut butter frosting. It's a creative way to use up leftover Halloween candy and makes for a delicious, crowd-pleasing treat.
Servings 24 servings
Calories 512kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 18 oz box chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise
- 1 cup water
- 3 eggs
- 12 oz bag Reese's miniature peanut butter cups unwrapped
- 1 cup butter softened
- 2 cups Skippy Creamy Peanut Butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 6 Tbsp milk or more if needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line two 12-cup muffin pans with cupcake liners; set aside.
- Beat cake mix, Hellmann's® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise, water and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed, scraping sides occasionally, 2 minutes.Scoop or spoon into prepared muffin cups.
- Place one Reese's peanut butter cup into the center of each cupcake. Press the peanut butter cup into the batter so 2/3 of the peanut butter cup is covered with batter. The peanut butter cup will sink further in the cupcakes as it cooks.
- Bake 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on wire racks; remove from pans and cool completely.
- Place the peanut butter and butter into a large bowl. Beat with a mixer until well blended
- Add half the sugar and half the milk to the butter mixture. Mix until blended.
- Add the remaining sugar and milk. Mix until blended and the beat with mixer for 3 minutes until nice and fluffy. Add more milk if needed to received desired consistency.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Cut remaining peanut butter cups in half. Place 1 half on top of each cupcakes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 512kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 448mg | Potassium: 258mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 287IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 2mg