My kids are not that thrilled with the arrival of the new school year on Monday. I have been hearing complaints of 'vacation just started' and 'school is just not fun mom' all week. Sorry guys, you are going. I have tried to make these last few lazy days special, and yesterday I made cupcakes for a friend and thought that this combination would celebrate, at least for parents, the arrival of a regular school day.
Peanut butter and jelly cupcakes!
What you will need:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup of your favorite jelly
Chunky Peanut Butter Frosting (recipe follows)
Get going:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tin with cupcake papers.
Set aside the flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until well incorporated. Add the dry ingredients in two parts, alternating with the milk. Add the vanilla.
Scoop the batter into the prepared cups until each is about two-thirds full, I use ice cream scooper. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Let cupcakes cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans, and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
When cupcakes are thoroughly cool, fill a squeeze bottle with jelly, and then invert the tip of the bottle into the center of a cooled cupcake. Carefully squeeze about 1 tablespoon jelly into center of cupcake. Repeat with remaining cupcakes. Frost with Chunky Peanut Butter Frosting, and decorate with a small dollop of jelly.
Chunky Peanut Butter Frosting
What you will need:
1/2 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tablespoon milk (a few drops more if needed)
Get going!
In a large bowl, beat the butter, peanut butter, and cream cheese in the bowl of an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
On low speed, slowly add 1 cup sugar, then a few drops milk. Increase mixer speed to medium-high, and mix thoroughly. Add remaining sugar and a few more drops milk if necessary.
Increase mixer speed to high, and mix until frosting is fluffy and reaches a good spreading consistency. Use immediately
Enjoy!!