Reviewed: Apr. 26, 2005

I'm honored to give the first review of this fabulous recipe! These cupcakes were simple to make and came out so moist and flavorful. I ended up with 30 of the best cupcakes I've ever had. My family and coworkers called them fabulous but I call them evil....cause I can't stop eating them! I used the Chocolate Frosting 1 recipe that I found on this site. I highly recommend this one, you won't be disappointed.

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Kristina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Merritt Island, Florida, USA

Living In: Saint Cloud, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2007

I used 2 teaspoons of lemon juice instead of cream of tartar. they turned out very tasty and moist!

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michellemybell

Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2008

Wow!! I didn't expect to like these as much as I do. They're not to sweet and they are moist. I did make some changes as suggested by other reviews and some of my own. I used all natural peanut butter, used 1/2 apple sauce and 1/2 oil no shortening, and used 1 cup whole wheat flour and the balance in all-purpose. These are definately a keeper!! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!!

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hope7230

Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2008

Yum! After reading through some other reviewers' suggestions I used 1/2 cup oil and 1/2 cup apple sauce in place of the shortening. And by accident, I only used 1 cup of brown sugar. I didn't notice a lack of sweetness by any means; perhaps the sweetness in the applesauce balanced this out. The cupcakes came out moist with a delicious peanut butter flavor, not overpowering. I frosted them with milk chocolate frosting and my peanut butter-loving fiance said they were "the best food" he has ever had! I put about 10 of the cooled cupcakes (w/o frosting) in a ziplock bag and froze them. To thaw, simply take cupcakes out of the bag about 45 minutes before you want to eat them. Tasted so fresh and moist! I will definitely make these again.

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Stephaburt

Home Town: West Seneca, New York, USA

Living In: Ithaca, New York, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2007

These turned out great! As per one of the user comments, I added chopped reese peanute butter cups to it. I also iced it with chocolate ganache and added a couple of reeses pieces on top. I followed the reciped for 24 servings but it yielded 32 regular sized cupcakes. They wered delish! And even more so after 6-8 hours. So I would recommend making them in the morning for the evening or allowing them to sit overnight.

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kajomo

Reviewed: May 4, 2007

Excellent, however I would advise against not using cupcake papers. I opted to grease the first batch with shortening, disaster, they are so moist that the bottoms stuck to holder.

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072705r

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2007

I absolutely love these. So does my husband. Had to use oil in leiu or shortening but everything else is the same. I used Adams natural peanut butter for a strong flavor. I've made these three times in the past week! They're great with chocolate buttercream frosting.

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Lindsey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Long Beach, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2005

Wow! These turned out perfectly. They rose beautifully and had a very intense peanut butter flavor. I chopped up some Reese's peanut butter cups I had sitting in the fridge and added that to the batter before spooning into the tins. Once they were baked and cooled I frosted these pretty cupcakes with my own milk chocolate buttercream. Yummmm. Thanks for this great recipe!

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SUGARPLUMSCOOKIES

Cooking Level: Professional

Living In: Wilmington, Delaware, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2011

They were amazing.... When I made the 1st batch.. you could barely taste the peanut butter and it was a bit dry.. so in the second batch I put 1 1/2 cups of peanutt butter and 1/2 a cup of shortening

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BakingMom08

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Living In: Mesa, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2007

These were so delicious - I probably gained about 3 pounds just from eating them every day (about 2-3). I used store-bought chocolate icing on top since I love peanut butter with chocolate. The only complaint I have is that they were very crumbly (messy) and I stuck to the recipe. They could have been a little more moist too. Maybe I'll try them with oil next time (as that's a secret many bakeries use). Thanks so much - I'll be making them again.

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