Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

I have been wanting to make this recipe for Homemade Peanut Butter Frosted Cupcakes for awhile now. It has just been so hard trying to find the time to get them done. Well, I finally made them and boy was I so glad I did. I love peanut butter especially in baked items such as cakes, muffins or breads. The original recipe was for a peanut butter cake but i did cupcakes instead. This recipe did not call for adding Recess Pieces to the top, that was just a perk that I tossed in. Those little guys are highly addicting and their colors are so eye catching. I thought they looked so pretty sitting on top of all that luscious frosting. This is another recipe that comes from Mema’s Manna Cookbook. If you do not have this cookbook I really do recommend getting it. There are pages and pages of home cooked family favorites, you wont be disappointed. The cupcakes baked up nice and were cottony soft, the frosting well it was just to die for. My kids loved these cupcakes so much the we wiped them out by the next day. Sweets really don't last to long in our house especially when they turn out awesome. So, trust me if you are a peanut butter lover you will be smitten with these little guys.

So Pretty!!!


These are the ingredients you will need:
sugar, shortening, vanilla extract, peanut butter, flour, milk, butter, eggs, baking powder, powdered sugar and recess pieces candies.


cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs and beat well.



add peanut butter and beat well.




add milk and vanilla extract




mix well




I sifted the flour and the baking powder together and then added it to the mixture.




Umm creamy goodness go ahead and dip your finger and get a taste, it is so good.




using a ice cream scooper fill the cupcake liners about 3/4 full with batter. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes until the cupcakes are golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.




cool completely on a wire rack. Frost with homemade peanut butter frosting. (recipe below)



a peanut butter lovers dream!!!!



Peanut Butter Cupcakes W/ Peanut Butter Frosting


Cupcake Ingredients:
2/3 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp baking powder
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs and beat well. Add peanut butter and beat well. Add milk and vanilla extract alternately with the baking powder and flour. Using a ice cream scooper fill the muffing liners about 3/4 full with batter. Bake at 350 for about 20 -25 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cupcakes completely on a wire rack and frost with peanut butter frosting .



Peanut Butter Frosting

1 - 16oz box (1lb) powdered sugar
1 - stick margarine, softened (1/2 cup)
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 - tsp vanilla extract
milk (about 3 - 4 tablespoons)

Cream powdered sugar and margarine together, add peanut butter. Mix well, add vanilla extract and enough milk to make it easy enough to spread. Beat mixture together until you have the consistency you want. Frost cupcakes when completely cooled.


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