Reese's Pieces Cupcakes

​ MUST ... STOP ... EATING ... COURTNEY'S ... HALLOWEEN ... CANDY!

​How am I going to stop myself from eating ALL of her candy?

​Don't get me wrong - I'm only taking the pieces that Courtney agrees to share.  But staring at a giant pile of candy all day is an obvious hazard but it also inspires me to create some new (and delicious) cupcake flavors.

​Butterfingers, rolos, snickers, Hershey bars, M & M's, Reese's Pieces - you name it - I can bake it into a cupcake. (Pretty much anything that you can bring home in your Halloween pumpkin.)

​All of the components of this cupcake came from things that I have already blogged about so I will just link up to those blog posts instead of reposting each recipe.   

Reese's Pieces Cupcakes
Chocolate Cupcakes
1 cup flour
1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons sugar
1/3 cup plus 2 Tablespoons cocoa 
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter. melted
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup hot water
Peanut Butter Buttercream
Peanut Butter Filling
Chocolate Ganache
Reese's Pieces

​Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a bowl.   

​Combine butter, eggs and vanilla. 

​Add wet ingredients to dry and beat on medium speed for 1 minute.

 Add hot water and beat until combined.
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​ Pour into paper lined muffin cups.

​Bake 25 minutes.

​Cut a hole into the center of each cupcake.

​Fill each hole with peanut butter filling.

​Top with peanut butter buttercream, a drizzle of chocolate ganache and a sprinkling of Reese's Pieces.

​A perfect way to use up some extra Halloween candy - don't you think?

Ciao!

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