CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SURPRISE CUPCAKES

ingredients

1
Line 12 standard muffin cups with liners and set side
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In a medium bowl with a hand mixer or by hand beat together cream cheese peanut butter, honey, powdered sugar and cream until smooth. Set aside
3
In a medium bowl sift together cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Lightly whisk and set aside.
4
With mixer set on low beat butter until creamy about 39 seconds. On medium speed beat brown sugar until smooth. Add eggs one at a time and mix thoroughly scraping down sides and bottom of bowl. Beat in vanilla until well blended. Add flour.
5
Alternating with buttermilk in one addition until smooth and blended.
6
Fill each muffin cup 1/3 full. Drop a heaping teaspoon of cream and peanut butter mixture, gently nudging into batter, and continue to fill cup until nearly full.
7
Bake in center of a 350 degree oven until tops spring back when lightly filled. Do not over bake. Cool 5 minutes and remove to a rack. Cool before frosting.
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instructions for frosting:
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With mixer cream together butter, cream cheese, peanut butter, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add at low speed powdered sugar alternately with the cream and beat until smooth. Makes a lot of frosting.