Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Chocolate Ganache

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

1 3/4 cups AP flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter, preferably natural-style
3 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
3/4 cup coarsely chopped salted roasted peanuts
1/2 cup raspberry preserves (I use Bonne Maman…because what else is there, really?)

For the Frosting:

6 oz lowfat cream cheese
2 cups confectioner’s sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup creamy peanut butter (NOT natural this time)
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup heavy cream
For the Ganache:

8 oz semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
3 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp light corn syrup
1/2 cup heavy cream
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