peanut butter & jelly cupcakes

Mesa, AZ
Updated on Nov 12, 2012

This is a Fun, Easy, and Tasty recipe to make! I made these as I love peanut butter and jelly, and then to add chocolate to it, for me it was worth doing a happy dance for! This would be a great recipe to do with children! I also think it would be a great football watching snack! Or even a great pot luck food! Enjoy as I did and do the happy dance! Recipe from: Skippy

prep time 10 Min
cook time 20 Min
method Bake
yield 24 cup cakes

Ingredients

  • 1 - box (1 lb. 2.25 oz.) yellow cake mix (non-pudding type)
  • 1 cup skippy creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup grape, strawberry or raspberry jelly
  • - chocolate frosting (recipe below)

How To Make peanut butter & jelly cupcakes

  • Step 1
    Choclate frosting recipe: 1/2 cup margarine, 4 tablespoons cocoa powder 4 cups confectioners' sugar 5 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Directions: Melt margarine over a low heat or micro. Put melted margarine in a mixing bowl. Gradually beat in cocoa, sugar, milk and vanilla, mix well.
  • Step 2
    Preheat oven to 350°. Line 24-cup muffin pan with paper cupcake liners; set aside.
  • Step 3
    Beat cake mix with Skippy® Creamy Peanut Butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until coarse crumbs form. Continue preparing cake mix according to package directions, omitting oil.
  • Step 4
    Evenly spoon batter into prepared pan, filling each only half full. Top each with 1 teaspoon jelly, then carefully top with remaining batter.
  • Step 5
    Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan and cool completely. Spread with frosting.

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Category: Cakes
Category: Other Snacks
Keyword: #Fun
Keyword: #Jelly
Keyword: #happy
Keyword: #dance
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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