Peanut Butter Frosting II

By Addie

So this frosting. OMG this frosting. Be still my little heart. I originally planned to top these fudgy brownie cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, but let’s be serious. I immediately reached for the peanut butter jar after the cupcakes cooled. It’s a simple frosting recipe, really. And my secret ingredient is the heavy cream. Trust me on this. Heavy cream, while bad for the thighs, is a frosting’s dream come true. It creates the smoothest, fluffiest frosting on earth. Plus, it makes the frosting sooooo easy to pipe or slather on the cupcake.

And yes. It is impossible not to take a taste and lick the frosting bowl…

sidenote: I used a Wilton 1M piping tip to frost these. Feel free to just swirl the frosting on with a knife or use another piping tip. I love the 1M though… it creates pretty swirls like a soft serve ice cream cone. :)

Ingredients

• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 5 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened to room temp
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment (or an electric handheld mixer), add the peanut butter, confectioners sugar, butter, vanilla and salt. Mix on medium-low speed until creamy and smooth.

Slowly add the cream and beat on very high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy.

Makes enough to frost 10-12 cupcakes