Peanut Butter Cupcakes

I have been craving peanut butter lately.  I decided to make Peanut Butter Cupcakes one night, I baked Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in the cupcakes and frosted them with Peanut Butter Icing.  Oh my!  Peanut Butter and Chocolate are soooo good together. 

Recipe:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Cupcakes:
1 pkg. Devil's Food Chocolate Cake Mix
30  Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - miniature size

Prepare the cake mix according to the directions.

Line a muffin pan with paper liners.  Fill each cup 2/3 full.  Place an unwrapped Peanut Butter Cup into the cupcake batter.  Don't press the Peanut Butter Cup all the way to the bottom or it will come out when you remove the paper liner.

Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cupcake comes out clean.  Cool slightly, remove from pan and cool on wire rack.

Frosting:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 tablespoons milk, or as needed
2 cups confectioners' sugar

In a medium bowl, beat the butter and peanut butter together with an electric mixer. Gradually add in the sugar, and when it starts to get thick, incorporate milk one tablespoon at a time until all of the sugar is mixed in and the frosting is thick and spreadable. Beat until fluffy.

Frost cupcakes with the icing.  Chop remaining Peanut Butter Cups and sprinkle on top.

In this first attempt, I had pushed the Peanut Butter Cup to the bottom of the cupcake batter.  The Peanut Butter Cup should be more in the middle of the cupcake.