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Reeses Peanut Butter Cupcake Surprise!

Last year I made the amazing discovery of peanut butter buttercream icing. In one word : A-mazing! Ever since, I’ve been trying to think of the best ways to make use of the delightfully, delicious treat. So, without further ado - I introduce to you -

Reeses Peanut Butter Cupcake Surprise!

Most of the recipes that I’ve seen for Reeses Peanut Butter Cup cupcakes called for chocolate cupcakes. I am a huge fan of chocolate, but in this instance I feel that the chocolate cupcake overwhelms the dish. In my mind, the star of this recipe is the peanut butter buttercream, and the chocolate cake takes away from this. So, for this recipe I used a basic vanilla cupcake (you could also purchase a box of vanilla cupcakes if you’re in a pinch) and a basic vanilla buttercream recipe, substituting peanut butter for the vanilla.

Vanilla Cupcakes:

Martha Stewart Vanilla Cupcake Recipe

Buttercream Icing:

Martha Stewart Buttercream Icing

Directions:

Prepare the cupcakes according to the above recipe. Fill the liners about 1/4 to 1/2 full with batter. Place a reeses peanut butter cup upside down into the batter. Fill the liner to 3/4 full, covering the peanut butter cup.

While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the icing.

Prepare the icing according to the recipe above, deleting the vanilla. Once mixed, add creamy peanut butter 1 tablespoon at a time, to taste.

Allow cupcakes to cool completely before icing them. If desired, sprinkle crumbled peanut butter cup bits on top of the icing to add a little extra punch and give hint to the secret inside the cupcake.

Enjoy!