Friday, May 4, 2012

"Oh yeah"

Chocolate cupcakes with homemade peanut butter frosting. Oh yeah.

I guess what I like so much about baking is that even though it can be time consuming and a lot of work, the minute someone else enjoys it and you see that moment of "ohhhh yeahhhh" on their face it's all worth it.

Especially when your three-year-old niece comes bopping in and goes "ooooohhh!" as soon as she sees them.

She was so cute with the little bit of frosting on her face, I just had to take a picture.
She looks so grown-up!

Anyways, if you want to know how I made this fabulous treat, I just bought a box of "Triple Chocolate Fudge" cake mix. My mom got me a tin filled with cupcake recipes and the frosting was from the "Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes" recipe. It is sooooo delicious!

Peanut Butter Frosting:
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup milk

Beat peanut butter and butter in a medium bowl with electric mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla, beat at low speed 1 minute or until crumbly. Slowly add milk, beating at low speed until creamy.

I just guesstimated on the vanilla and used 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup Crisco to make it fluffier. I also added the sugar 1 cup at a time.


Enjoy and happy cupcaking!

XOXO ~Jamie

1 comment:

  1. They were pretty yummy! Just ask the one with the frosting-face :)

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