Recipes and Cooking Peanut Butter-Chocolate Twist Cupcakes Be the first to rate & review! If you're a fan of peanut butter cups, you'll adore these twist cupcakes. Not only are the peanut butter cupcakes topped with a PB cup, but they're also topped with a marvelous mash-up frosting. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on January 15, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Blaine Moats Prep Time: 45 mins Stand Time: 30 mins Bake Time: 15 mins Cool Time: 45 mins Total Time: 45 mins Servings: 34 Yield: 34 to 36 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients ½ cup butter 3 eggs 2 ½ cup all-purpose flour 2 ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ⅓ cup peanut butter 1 cup packed brown sugar ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla 1 cup milk 4 ounce milk chocolate, melted 1 recipe Peanut Butter Frosting 1 recipe Chocolate Frosting Shaved milk chocolate and/or bite-size chocolate-covered peanut butter cups, halved Peanut Butter Frosting 1 8 ounce package cream cheese ½ cup creamy peanut butter 2 teaspoon vanilla 6 cup powdered sugar Milk Chocolate Frosting 1 portion Peanut Butter Frosting 4 ounce milk chocolate, melted Powdered sugar Milk Directions Allow butter and eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, line thirty-four to thirty-six 2-1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add peanut butter; beat until combined. Gradually add brown sugar and granulated sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating on medium speed until combined. Scrape sides of bowl; beat for 2 minutes more or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Place half of the batter into a separate mixing bowl; add melted chocolate. Beat with electric mixer on low speed just until combined. Fill prepared muffin cups by alternating spoonfuls of peanut butter batter and chocolate batter, filling each cup about two-thirds full. Use a butter knife or skewer to swirl batter. Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in muffin cups on wire racks for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from muffin cups. Cool completely on wire racks. In a pastry bag fitted with a star or round tip place Peanut Butter Frosting side-by-side with the Chocolate Frosting. Pipe frostings onto cupcakes. Top with shaved chocolate and/or peanut butter cup halves. Makes 34 to 36 (2-1/2 inch) cupcakes. Peanut Butter Frosting Allow cream cheese to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese, peanut butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Beat in enough milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until frosting reaches piping consistency. Divide frosting into two portions. Set one portion aside for Chocolate Frosting (see recipe, below). Chocolate Frosting Beat the Peanut Butter Frosting and milk chocolate with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. If necessary, beat in additional powdered sugar or milk until frosting reaches a piping consistency. Makes about 1-1/2 cups. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 293 Calories 11g Fat 45g Carbs 4g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 34 Calories 293 % Daily Value * Total Fat 11g 14% Saturated Fat 5g 25% Cholesterol 36mg 12% Sodium 149mg 6% Total Carbohydrate 45g 16% Total Sugars 37g Protein 4g Calcium 70.7mg 5% Iron 0.9mg 5% Potassium 120mg 3% Folate, total 24.2mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.