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Disney's Peanut Butter Crunch Cupcakes

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Keyword: butterfinger cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate ganache, chocolate peanut butter cupcakes, Disney's peanut butter cupcakes, peanut butter crunch cupcakes, peanut butter frosting
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 18 -20 Cupcakes
Calories: 629kcal

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients

  • 1 Box Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 3 Eggs
  • ¾ Cup Milk or Buttermilk
  • ½ Cup Oil
  • ½ Cup Sour Cream
  • 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract

Ganache Filling

  • 1 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • ½ Cup Heavy Cream

Peanut Butter Frosting

  • 1 Cup Softened Butter
  • 1 Cup Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 3-3 ½ Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • 2-3 Tablespoons Milk or Cream

Butterfinger Crunch Topping

  • 2 Butterfinger Candy Bars

Instructions

Cupcakes

  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk or buttermilk, oil, sour cream, and vanilla extract.
  • Add in the chocolate cake mix, and mix until lumps disappear.
  • Place cupcake liners in a muffin pan.
  • Add 3 tablespoons of cake mix to each cup.
  • Bake the cupcakes at 350 degrees for 14-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove from the oven and allow to cool while you prepare the filling and frosting.

Chocolate Ganache Filling

  •  Add the chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl.
  • Pour the cream over the top of the chocolate chips.
  • Microwave the chocolate and cream at 50% power for 1 minute.
  • Remove and stir. Continue to microwave at 50% power in 30 second increments, stirring in between, until the chocolate is smooth. Set aside.

Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting

  • Add the softened butter and creamy peanut butter to the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat them together until light and fluffy.
  • Mix in the vanilla extract and salt.
  • Add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, mixing in between.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of milk or cream and beat the frosting for 1-3 minutes. If the frosting is still too thick, add more milk or cream one tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency. Set aside.

Peanut Butter Crunch Candy Coating

  •  Unwrap the Butterfinger candy bars and place them in a food processor.
  • Process until the candy bars become fine crumbs.

Cupcake Assembly

  • Use a sharp knife or cupcake corer to remove the middle of each cupcake and discard.
  • Add the chocolate ganache to a large piping bag or ziplock bag.
  • Snip off the end of the bag and fill each cupcake hole with ganache.
  • Use a cookie/ice cream scoop, about ¼ cup, to scoop peanut butter frosting on to each cupcake.
  • Carefully cover the frosting in candy bar crumbs.
  • Use your fingers to re-shape the frosting dome, if necessary.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 629kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 286mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 74g