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Chocolate cupcakes with Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting and garnished with crushed peanuts

Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

This chocolate peanut butter icing is light and creamy, perfect for a quick and yet decorative way to top all your cakes, cupcakes or brownies!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate peanut butter frosting, chocolate peanut butter frosting recipe, chocolate peanut butter icing
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 218kcal
Author: Donnalea

Equipment

hand mixer

Ingredients

  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ½ cup butter unsalted
  • ¼ cup cocoa
  • ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ Tablespoon milk or cream, more if needed
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Melt the chocolate chips in microwave at 20 second intervals, stirring in until just melted. Cool.
  • Using a hand blender, cream butter, peanut butter and cocoa together. Add cooled and melted chocolate and mix.
  • Add powdered sugar ⅓ cup at a time, until desired consistency. Add milk (and use a bit more if needed).

Notes

This recipe will make enough frosting for an 8x8 inch pan, or 12 cupcakes. Double the recipe for a 9x13 cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 218kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 143mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 241IU | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg