INGREDIENTS
1 cup
granulated sugar
3/4 cup
plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/4 cup
plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
baking soda
salt
1
egg
1/2 cup
milk
1/4 cup
vegetable or canola oil
1 tsp
pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup
boiling water
about 30 miniature peanut butter cups (15 left whole (for filling the cupcakes) and the other 15 coarsely chopped (for topping the cupcakes))
1 1/4 cups
powdered sugar
1
generous cup creamy peanut butter
6 tbsp
butter (softened)
3/4 tsp
pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp
salt
1/4 cup
to 1/3 half and half
1/4 cup
hot fudge sauce (for drizzling (make sure it's not hot))