Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Moist and rich peanut butter cupcakes make a great snack. My baby sitter used to make these for us, we gobbled them down within 5 minutes!!!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 12 mins
• Total Time: 22 mins
• Calories: 209 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1.5 cups milk
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup shortening

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a cupcake pan with paper liners, or grease and flour cups.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mix together the brown sugar, shortening and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter alternately with the milk. Spoon into the prepared muffin cups.

Step 3

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top of the cupcakes spring back when lightly pressed. Cool in the pan for at least 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.