Chocolate-peanut Butter Layered Cupcakes

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup baking cocoa
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1/4 cup reese's peanut butter chips
• 1/4 cup hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 350°f place a paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix the flour, cocoa, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. add the oil, water, vinegar, and vanilla to the flour mixture, stirring just until smooth.
• 3 in another large bowl, beat the egg, cream cheese, peanut butter, and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. add the confectioner's sugar, beat until creamy.
• 4 spoon 1 level tablespoon chocolate batter into each cup, evenly spread 1 level tablespoon peanut butter filling on top. repeat layers. sprinkle with peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.
• 5 bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not over bake). cool in the pan for 15 minutes. remove from the pan to a cooling rack, cool for 15 minutes. serve warm or cool.