Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1-2/3 cups.
Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter, softened; 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 4 to 5 tablespoons 2% milk

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 10 min. YIELD: 1-2/3 cups.

Chocolate and peanut butter are such an enjoyable combination. This delicious chocolate peanut butter frosting makes a satisfying topping to these moist chocolate cupcakes.—Ruthe Stevenson, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 to 5 tablespoons 2% milk

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, salt and enough milk to achieve a spreading consistency.

Nutrition Facts

1 tablespoon: 90 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 57mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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