Old-Fashioned Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Frosting
Serves: 3
Callie Medhurst
1 January 1970
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5.5
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Ingredients:
3 cups
Sugar (confectioner's)2 large
Egg3 cups
Cake Flour2 tsps
Baking Powder1 tsp
Salt1.25 cups
Milk1 tsp
Vanilla Extract1 cup
Creamy Peanut ButterDirections:
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Watch how to make this recipe
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For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F
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Fill a 12-count muffin tin with liners and set aside
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With an electric mixer, cream together the sugar and butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes
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Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition
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Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together, then add alternately with the milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture
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Add the vanilla and mix until smooth
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Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin tin cups, filling about three-quarters of the way up
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Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean
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Turn out cupcakes onto a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting
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For the frosting: With an electric mixer, beat the butter and peanut butter together until fluffy, about 5 minutes
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Slowly add 1 1/2 cups of the confectioner's sugar, the milk, and the vanilla
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Beat in the remaining 1 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
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Mix in additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the frosting is a creamy, spreadable consistency
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Generously frost the cupcakes
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Garnish with sprinkles