Peanut Butter And Jelly Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting

Serves: 3

Amos O'Hara

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

54

Sweetness

53

Sourness

47

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4

Eggs

1 cup

Oil

2.5 tsps

Baking Powder

1 tsp

Kosher Salt

1 cup

Buttermilk

Directions:

1

Mix in the confectioners' sugar until the consistency you desire is reached

2

For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

3

Cream the granulated sugar and the butter until thoroughly mixed

4

Add the eggs one at a time

5

Add the oil and vanilla

6

Cream the batter until fluffy

7

Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl

8

Alternate mixing in the flour mixture and the buttermilk into the creamed mixture, until completely mixed

9

Distribute the batter into the cupcake liners

10

Bake the cupcakes, about 12 minutes

11

For the peanut butter buttercream: Mix the butter on high speed for 3 minutes

12

Add the vanilla flavoring on low speed

13

Slowly add the confectioners' sugar on low speed

14

Mix in the peanut butter

15

Grease a microwave-safe bowl with the shortening

16

Add the marshmallows and microwave on high for 30 second increments

17

Stir the marshmallows with a spatula between the time increments

18

Shape the marshmallow mixture into the desired shape using your hands

19

Squirt the jelly filling into the center of each cupcake

20

Pipe the peanut butter buttercream in a ring onto the top of each cupcake

21

Fill the center of each peanut butter buttercream ring with more jelly filling

22

Place the chopped peanuts on the outside ring of the peanut butter buttercream

23

Garnish each cupcake with the marshmallow worms