Peanut Butter Cupcakes Recipe

 

Ingredients

 

peanut butter - 3 heaped tbsp, use creamy peanut butter

eggs - 2

milk - 3/4 cup

plain flour/all purpose flour - 1 1/2 cups

baking powder - 1/2 tsp

baking soda - 1 tsp

sugar - 1 cup

salt - 1 tsp

vanilla essence - 1 tsp

cocoa - 1/2 cup

cinnamon powder - 1 tsp

oil - 1/2 cup

brown sugar pearls

 

Peanut Butter Icing

 

heavy cream - 1 cup, whisked until stiff

butter - 1/2 cup, softened

milk - 3 tbsp

sugar - 1 1/2 cups

creamy peanut butter - 1 cup

 

Method

 

Preheat oven at 150˚C. Grease the hole of cupcake tin, line with paper cups.

Scoop 1/2 tsp round peanut butter onto a clean plate, and freeze it until firm.

Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, sugar, cocoa, cinnamon, and salt. Make a well in center and add vanilla, eggs, oil and milk.

Beat with electric mixer at low speed for 30 seconds, then turn to high speed beating for 3 minutes, scraping mixture off the sides of the bowl occasionally.

Spoon the mixture into cupcake tin and push the hardened peanut butter dollops into individual cupcake batter and bake for 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the icing by beat the butter and peanut butter  together in a bowl, add sugar when it starts thicken, add milk once tbsp a time until the sugar is incorporated and the frosting is thick and spread able.

Fold in the whisked cream into peanut butter, mix well.

Top the peanut butter cupcakes with frosting, sprinkle sugar pearls over. Makes 18 cupcakes.

 

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

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