Perfect Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Perfect Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Line muffin tin with paper cups
Add shortening, peanut butter and vanilla essence to a bowl and cream at a high speed with an electric mixer.
Gradually add the brown sugar, with mixer still running, until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, still with the mixer running.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder.
With the mixer running, add this dry mixture to the batter a little at a time, alternating with small quantities of milk until incorporated.
Distribute the mixture amongst the paper muffin cups, filling each half full to allow for expansion while baking.
Place muffin tin into preheated oven for 18 - 20 minutes or until cupcakes are firm.
Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
Spread the top of each cake with peanut butter to resemble frosting, then sprinkle a little powdered sugar over each.
By Lori,
March 23, 2012
Simple but delicious cupcakes with a difference.
Total Time: 38 minutes Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook time: 18-20 minutesRating:: 5 stars - based on 1 review(s)Ingredients::All purpose flour - 2 cupsPeanut butter - 1/2 cup ingredients plus 1 tsp per cake for 'frosting'Shortening - 1/3 cupBrown sugar - 1 1/2 cupsEggs - 2Vanilla essence - 1 tspBaking powder - 2 tspSalt - 1/2 tspMilk - 3/4 cupPowdered sugar - 2 tbspInstructions:Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Line muffin tin with paper cups
Add shortening, peanut butter and vanilla essence to a bowl and cream at a high speed with an electric mixer.
Gradually add the brown sugar, with mixer still running, until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, still with the mixer running.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder.
With the mixer running, add this dry mixture to the batter a little at a time, alternating with small quantities of milk until incorporated.
Distribute the mixture amongst the paper muffin cups, filling each half full to allow for expansion while baking.
Place muffin tin into preheated oven for 18 - 20 minutes or until cupcakes are firm.
Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
Spread the top of each cake with peanut butter to resemble frosting, then sprinkle a little powdered sugar over each.
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