Okay, I cheated – cupcakes from a box!

I must have been feeling tired, weak, and hungry when I bought this packaged chocolate muffin mix.  The mix came from CostPlus World Market.  I just love looking at their selection of food items.  I went into the store because I heard a rumor that they sold devon and clotted cream.  I had to verify the rumors, no doubt.  Anyhow, I came out with this box of muffin mix and no cream.  It’s a long story of why I left the cream behind, but it is there, patiently waiting for me to come back for it.

I topped these cupcakes off with a peanut butter-butter cream frosting.  How can you go wrong with peanut butter frosting?  The peanut butter made the frosting even creamier and I added crunchy peanut butter for some nice texture.  And, I was also trying to get rid of a bag of choco chips in my pantry so I threw some of those into the batter as well as on top of the cupcake for good measure.