Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

This might be the best cupcake recipe I've ever tried. The cake is a bit crumbly and loaded with chocolate chips and the frosting is a little salty and not too sweet, and covered in a chocolate drizzle.



This recipe is adapted from the original recipe from The Cupcake Bible. I was ready to make these cupcakes and realized I was out of eggs, so I improvised. I mixed 2 tbsp cornstarch and 1 tbsp water in a separate bowl. Feel free to use an egg, which I think will result in a much more moist cupcake. 



Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
(makes 10 cupcakes)

1/4 cup peanut butter 1/8 cup (1/4 stick)  butter

1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg (you can substitute 2 tbsp cornstarch and 1 tbsp water)
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preheat Oven to 350.  Line muffin tin with 10 muffin cups. Beat together peanut butter and butter on medium until well blended. Add brown sugar and egg (or cornstarch mixture) and beat well. Mix flour, baking soda and baking powder in separate bowl. Slowly add the flour mixture alternately with milk, at low speed until blended. Gently fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Spoon evenly into muffin cups and bake 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Peanut Butter Frosting 
(makes 1.5 cups)
1/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 tablespoons milk

Beat Butter and peanut butter in electric mixer until smooth. Slowly add powdered sugar and vanilla until blended. Slowly add milk until texture is smooth. Frost cupcakes and drizzle with melted chocolate**. Top with chocolate chips.



**To drizzle chocolate on cupcakes: Melt chocolate in microwave safe bowl, stirring every 20-30 seconds. Do not overcook! Place melted chocolate in a ziplock bag and snip off the corner of the bag (making a very small opening). Gently squeeze bag over cupcake to form drizzle pattern.