~ moist peanut butter cupcakes ~ delish!

Name: ~ Moist Peanut Butter Cupcakes ~ Delish!
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2/3 cup(s) crisco shortening; 3 - eggs - room temp; 1 cup(s) creamy peanut butter; 3/4 cup(s) milk with 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 3/4 cup(s) flour; pinch - salt; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; ## FROSTING; 1/2 cup(s) butter, softened; 3 3/4 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup(s) creamy peanut butter; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; about - 4 tablespoons milk or cream

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CJ *

Somewhere, PA

Updated on May 16, 2015

Awesome cupcakes! I also made an 8 x 8 snack cake, as I didn't want all cupcakes. A fellow JAP member had asked me for a peanut butter cupcake recipe, so here it is. You will love it...:) Delicious!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 25 Min

method Bake

yield about 34 cupcakes or 16 - 17 cupcakes plus 1 - 8 x 8 snack cake

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup crisco shortening
3 - eggs - room temp
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3/4 cup milk with 1 tsp vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups flour
pinch - salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
FROSTING
1/2 cup butter, softened
3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
about - 4 tablespoons milk or cream

How To Make ~ moist peanut butter cupcakes ~ delish!

Step 1

preheat oven to 350 degree F. In a large bowl, beat sugar and Crisco, until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Step 2

Beat in the peanut butter. In another bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder well. Alternate between milk mixture and flour mixture, ending with flour. Beating well after each addition.
Step 3

Fill greased cupcake tins 3/4 of the way full. ( I made 17 cupcakes and 1- 8 x 8 cake with the recipe. ) Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until pick inserted comes out clean. Cool the cupcakes completely before frosting.
Step 4

Frosting: Mix the butter and sugar together well, beat in the peanut butter and mix well. Add the vanilla and as much milk as it takes to get the consistency you desire.
Step 5

Frost the cooled cupcakes and enjoy! :)
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