Peanut Butter Cupcakes
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
YIELD: about 1-1/2 dozen.
Peanut butter lovers can double their pleasure with these treats. I use the popular ingredient in the cupcakes as well as in the creamy homemade frosting. —Ruth Hutson, Westfield, Indiana
Ingredients
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1/3 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup peanut butter
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1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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3/4 cup 2% milk
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FROSTING:
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1/3 cup peanut butter
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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2 teaspoons honey
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 to 4 tablespoons 2% milk
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
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2.
Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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3.
For frosting, in a small bowl, cream peanut butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in honey and vanilla. Beat in enough milk to reach a spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts
1 cupcake: 276 calories, 10g fat (4g saturated fat), 20mg cholesterol, 206mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
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