Page 222 - Cupcakes

PEANUT BUTTER SURPRISES

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If your kids love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, then they’ll
love these peanut butter cupcakes with a chocolate Hershey’s Kiss baked inside.
Topped with a smooth chocolate buttercream frosting, garnished with chopped
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, they make another wonderful surprise-filled dessert.

MAKES: 22 TO 24 CUPCAKES (2½ INCHES EACH)

PREPARATION TIME: 40 MINUTES

BAKING TIME: 18 TO 20 MINUTES

ASSEMBLY TIME: 10 MINUTES

24 paper liners for cupcake pans (2½-inch size)
24 Hershey’s Kisses

1 package (18.25 ounces) plain yellow cake mix
1⅓ cups water

⅓ cup smooth peanut butter
⅓ cup vegetable oil

3 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
8 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (.75 ounce each; see “the Cupcake Doctor says”),
for garnish

Chocolate Buttercream (page 319)

1. Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 24
cupcake cups with paper liners. Set the pans aside. Unwrap 24 Hershey’s Kisses
and set them aside.