Peanut Butter cupcakes!

elle — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:14:45 +0000

This was my first attempt of something other than vanilla or chocolate cupcakes, with either vanilla or chocolate icing! They were peanut butter cupcakes, with cream cheese icing. I was surprised that the peanut butter wasn’t over powering, but just enough. The recipe was simple enough that it made a great baking activity for myself and little miss (who is three.)

Ingredients

55 g butter (softened)
225 g soft light brown sugar
115 g peanut butter
2 eggs
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
225 g plain flour
100 mL milk

Method

Preheat the oven to 180c
Line baking tray with 30 mini cupcake patty pans.
Combine butter, sugar, and peanut butter. Mix well.
Gradually beat in eggs and add vanilla extract.
Sift in the flour and baking powder, then fold them into the mixture while adding the milk.
Spoon into patty pans.

Bake for around ten minues, or until well risen and golden brown. (I need to learn to put in less batter per cupcake, explosion cupcakes!)

Once cooled, add cream cheese icing.

We as a family have eaten a few too many of these cupcakes, I’m fairly sure they are going to be requested often.

I am looking forward to perfect both the “cupcake shape” as mine tend to explode and get uber big. I just want to get one batch that are kinda awesome looking!

I have a list of cupcakes I want to make. All types, from carrot and orange to banana and pecan, to chocolate brownie cupcakes! I’m going to get real fat eating these….

I think I like to bake

elle — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:14:35 +0000

I can’t cook, I think I’ve once made a Feta and Red Onion tart, and a stir fry here and there, but that’s about all. The boy cooks for us, and does well. I slightly sit in the lounge keeping out the way, so I don’t somehow mess things up.
However, I have always loved to bake. I used to help my mum bake cakes when I was younger (except I’d lose interest when it hit the oven, so annoyed my mum because I wouldn’t help clean). I’d randomly bake cakes once I moved out, but from a packet, and rarely. I’d always want to make cookies, cakes, or cupcakes, but I’d never have the ingredients at the time I’d want to make it, and when I have the chance to buy ingredients, I’m over it.
However, in my attempt to be more “housewifely” I decide to stop being lazy and actually bake properly. I took some inspiration from Jenn, as she is a busy mother, busy worker and still occasionally bakes fun things for her family. And from Monnie, she’s fun, funky and makes great cupcakes. Monnie also runs a new cupcake site, which has recipes for cupcakes, and some tips! I’m definitely looking forward to that site developing as I need help baking!

Best two cupcakes

On the weekend I went off to buy some supplies, ingredients, new utensils and a cupcake/muffin/dessert treat cookbook, 1001 Cupcakes, Cookies and Other Tempting Treats. It’s fun, a pretty book, and everything looks so yummy. I tried my hand at my first ever, from scratch, totally made by me batch of cupcakes. I have to say, I kinda decided to change it a little, and swapped the flavoring of the icing around, pure vanilla cupcakes sounded too boring. For my first attempt I probably should have stuck to the recipe, but hey I’m a rebel, or something.

Cupcakes

They didn’t look the best, the icing is a bit frumpy, the tops kind of imploded, and the edges got a bit too brown. They tasted good, and it was so much fun to do. I’m definitely checking out the other recipes in the book, and looking for more ideas, toppings, and fun tools to make it easier.

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Peanut Butter cupcakes!

I think I like to bake