{Recipe} Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes
*This post was orginally posted on A Well Crafted Party* During this pregnancy I really have craved one thing…
*This post was orginally posted on A Well Crafted Party*
During this pregnancy I really have craved one thing more than anything else:
Peanut Butter!Â
Before getting pregnant I could have gone through one jar of peanut butter about every 3-4 months. Nowadays we buy a new jar weekly.
So, when making a batch of cupcakes I thought it would be fun to make a cupcake that reminded me of a really good PB&J sandwich. And, let me say… these were the best cupcakes I’ve ever made.Â
Peanut Butter & Jelly Cupcakes
Ingredients:
Basic White Cake Batter– your favorite recipe (or box mix*) will work great
Cream Cheese (2 boxes) Room Temp
Smooth Peanut Butter (4 Tablespoons) Room Temp
Butter (1 stick) Room Temp
Powdered Sugar (2 Cups-make sure it is fresh!)
A little bit of milk or cream
Jelly in your favorite flavor… I went with Strawberry
Strawberries for garnish
* If you use a basic cake mix try making it a little more special by adding in some extra vanilla extract
Tools:
Cupcake TinÂ
Cupcake Liners
Piping Liners & Tips
Small Cylindrical Object or possibly a spoon I used a Piping Tip
Big Bowl & Hand MixerÂ
(or… if you are lucky enough to have one a stand mixer works great)
Directions:
1. Bake Basic White Cupcakes according to your favorite recipe.
Let cool while you make your delicious peanut butter frosting! Â
2. Make frosting by mixing together cream cheese, peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar. Add in milk or cream if needed to get desired consistency. This takes a LOT of mixing so be patient… it’ll be worth it. Then spoon into a piping bag fit with the tip of your choice. I used a larger star-shaped tip.
3. Take your cupcake and cylindrical object of choice and get ready to make some holes in your cupcakes. We are going to be filling these holes.
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| Cupcake and a piping tip that will be used to break into the cupcake |
Use cylindrical object to put a hole in the cupcake’s center. And, by hole I don’t mean go out the other side… just need a big empty space in the middle of the cupcake.
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| Making the Hole |
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| See how perfect it came out! |
I was going to use the insides of the cupcakes to make cake balls…Â
but, instead I ate them. They were very tasty.
4. Fill holes with the jelly you have chosen.Â
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| The jelly can be added using a piping bag… but, I just used a spoon. |
5. Pipe on peanut butter frosting and top with a strawberry for garnish!
(Or raspberry if you went with a raspberry jam…etc.)
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| YUM! |
