Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting!!!

While I was in Boise, my mom, Kelsey and I made some of the most delicious cupcakes I have ever had! If you love peanut butter cups and brownies you most definitely need to try these!!!

Peanut Butter Cup Brownie Cupcakes

reese's peanut butter cup center surprise :)

Here's the recipe for any of you who would like to try these little pieces of heaven...


Batter:

12-16 miniature peanut butter cups
1 box Duncan Hines® Milk Chocolate Premium Brownie Mix
3 large eggs
1/4 c water
1/2 c oil

Icing:
1/2 c creamy peanut butter
1/4 c butter, softened
2 c powdered sugar, sifted
3 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp pure vanilla
1/8 tsp salt

Topping:
warmed hot fudge drizzled12-14 miniature peanut butter cups

-Preheat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cups in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Remove foil and cups from candy pieces. Set aside.
-Prepare brownie mix as described on box to make cakey brownies using the eggs, water and oil. Fill each up about 2/3 full with batter. Place 1 unwrapped candy piece, upside down, on top of batter in each cup. Lightly tap piece down into batter.
-Bake 23 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cup comes out almost clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Place on wire rack; cool completely.

-Make icing by placing peanut butter and butter into medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and creamy; scrape bowl. Add powdered sugar, milk, vanilla and salt. Beat on low speed 1 minute; scrape bowl. Beat on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Spread about 2 tablespoons of icing on each cupcake leaving the edge un-iced.

***I doubled the frosting recipe so we could generously frost each cupcake. ***