Yummy Cupcakes

My daughter Kelly participated in a bake off at work and this is the recipe she used.  She found it online on the Pillsbury website..Enjoy!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Layered Cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c Pillsbury BEST All purpose flour
1/3 c Hershey's baking cocoa
1 c. packed brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 c Crisco Pure Vegetable Oil
1 c water
1 T white vinegar
1/2 Pure Vanilla extract
1 Egg
1 8oz pkg cream cheese, softened
3/4 c jiff creamy peanut butter
1/3 c sugar
1/3 c powdered sugar
1/4 c peanut butter chips
1/4 c semi sweet chocolate baking chips

Directions:
Heat oven to 350F.  Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular size muffin cups.

In large bowl, mix flour, cocoa, brown sugar, baking soda and salt.  Add oil, water, vinegar and vanilla to flour mixture, stirring just until smooth (do not overmix)

In another bowl, beat egg, cream cheese, peanut butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.  Add powdered sugar: beat until creamy.

Spoon 1 level Tablespoon chocolate batter into each cup; evenly spread 1 level Tablespoon peanut butter filling on top.  Repeat layers. Sprinkle with peanut butter chips and chocolate chips.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (do not overbake) Cool in pan 15 minutes.  Remove from pan to cooling rack; cool 15 minutes.  Serve warm or cool!