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CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTERCREAM TOPPING

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Cupcakes with peanut buttercream topping

I've always been a big fan of cupcakes and this recipe is was my first attempt on making some of my own. I perused through loads of recipes and experimented and came up with this real easy to make cup..   Read More

 


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INGREDIENTS

  • 115 gms butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence/extract
  • Topping:
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 2-4 tbsp milk
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 vanilla essence/extract

DIRECTIONS

preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius/350 degrees fahrenheit


beat butter til soft. add sugar beat til light and fluffy


add eggs one at a time and continue beating in between


whisk flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl


add the vanilla essence to the milk


add 1/4 of the flour mix to the butter and beat


add 1/3 of the milk to the mixture and combine


repeat, alternating between flour and milk and ending with flour


scoop into cupcake papers til about 3/4 full (depending on whether you want flat or domed cupcakes)


bake for 20 - 22 minutes til cake tester comes out clean


put on wire rack to cool


Topping: in a bowl, beat all the ingredients well. add more milk if needed to make a fluffy spreadable frosting


use a butter knife/small spatula to spread topping on cooled cupcakes


RECIPE BACKSTORY

I've always been a big fan of cupcakes and this recipe is was my first attempt on making some of my own. I perused through loads of recipes and experimented and came up with this real easy to make cupcakes for first timers.

RECIPE REVIEWS

Apr/01/2009 11:04 am EmilyDinsdale
this was my first time at making cupcakes and this was a amazing recipe.. so light and fluffy, i felt like a master baker hee hee..

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