Peanut Butter Cupcake Recipe
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Peanut Butter Cupcake Recipe
Description
This Peanut Butter Cupcake recipe features cake flour, baking powder, and baking soda to provide lift and a tender crumb. The wet ingredients combine vegetable oil, creamy peanut butter, brown sugar, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla extract. Mixing carefully without over-blending ensures the cupcakes remain light. The batter is portioned into lined muffin pans and baked at 350°F until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
The result is a moist cupcake with the distinctive nutty taste of peanut butter. The complementary peanut butter frosting is creamy and lightly sweetened with powdered sugar, smoothened with butter and several tablespoons of cream to achieve spreadable consistency. The frosting’s vanilla undertone balances the peanut flavor without overwhelming sweetness.
These cupcakes can be cooled completely before frosting and served for celebrations or casual treats. The recipe yields a classic peanut butter cupcake experience with balanced textures and flavor, avoiding heaviness or excessive sweetness.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 Tbsp vegetable oil I used canola
- 6 Tbsp peanut butter creamy
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 whole egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Peanut Butter Frosting
- 2/3 cup peanut butter creamy
- 6 Tbsp butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4-5 Tbsp cream or milk
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk the oil, peanut butter, and brown sugar till smooth. Add the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla and whisk till well blended.
- Stir in the dry ingredients just till combined. Don't over-mix.
- Spoon batter into paper lined muffin pans, filling just over half full. Bake at 350° for about 15 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes completely, then frost.
Peanut Butter Frosting
- Combine peanut butter, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and 4 tablespoons of the cream in a mixing bowl. Beat till smooth and creamy, adding cream as needed.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 303 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 20g | |
| Calories | 303kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 39g | 13% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 166mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 174mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 130IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 52mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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