Fluffernutter Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat brown sugar, peanut butter, and 2 tablespoons butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Beat banana, eggs, and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract into creamed peanut butter mixture until incorporated, about 1 minute.
• Beat flour mixture, alternating with 1/2 cup milk, into creamed peanut butter mixture until batter is well combined; pour into muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out with moist crumbs, 20 to 23 minutes. Cool cupcakes in the tin for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Beat marshmallow fluff, 2 tablespoons butter, shortening, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Gradually beat confectioners' sugar, alternating with 2 tablespoons milk, into marshmallow mixture until desired thickness is reached; chill in refrigerator until thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Spread frosting over cupcakes or pipe through a pastry bag.

Steps:

• Prepare, bake, and cool basic vanilla cupcakes.
• Beat butter on medium high speed until fluffy.
• Slowly beat in peanut butter, marshmallow cream, and vanilla until smooth.
• Gradually add confectioners sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Spoon 1 1/4 c frosting into plastic freezer bag. Snip 1/4" hole in one corner. Insert bag tip 1" into top of each cupcake. Squeeze in 1 Tbs frosting for each.
• Spread remaining frosting atop cupcakes (use decorative frosting tips for presentation).
• Garnish with mini-marshmallows and chopped peanuts, as desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° and coat 2 9" round cake pans with cooking spray.
• At medium speed of mixer, beat cake mix, water, eggs and oil until blended for 1 minute.
• Increase speed to medium-high and beat until light and fluffy for 2 minutes.
• Fold in 1 cup marshmallow fluff until almost completely incorporated.
• Some streaks of fluff will remain.
• Stir in chocolate chips and divide batter evenly between pans.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until cakes test done.
• Cool on rack for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on rack.
• For frosting, with mixer at medium-high speed, beat butter and peanut butter until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Add remaining marshmallow fluff and beat until blended.
• Frost between layers and top and sides of cooled cakes and swirl with back of spoon.
• Garnish with chocolate curls and peanuts, if desired.