Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Icing

By ErinM6610

Ingredients

• Cupcakes:
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup lightly-packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• Icing:
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup peanut butter
• 1 egg white
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 tbsp (about) cream
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Cupcakes:

Sift together first 4 ingredients;
Cream shortening and peanut butter;
Add sugar and eggs;
Combine milk and vanilla;
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk;

Spoon batter into lined muffins tins.

Bake in 350 F oven for 25 mins, or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan; turn out on wire rack to cool.
Ice with peanut butter icing.

Icing:

Cream butter, blend in peanut butter and unbeaten egg white;
Add icing sugar alternately with cream to spreadable consistency;
Beat in vanilla