Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy or chunky)
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1 (4 ounce) semisweet chocolate or 1 (4 ounce) milk chocolate, cut into 18 pieces

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 line eighteen 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper baking liners.
• 3 in bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• 4 in large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat peanut butter and shortening until combined.
• 5 add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• 6 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 7 beat in vanilla.
• 8 reduce speed to low; add flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
• 9 divide batter evenly among cups.
• 10 bake until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean, about 18 minutes.
• 11 place 1 piece of chocolate on top of each cupcake; return to oven until chocolate melts, about 1 minute.
• 12 with small metal spatula, spread chocolate over tops of cupcakes.
• 13 remove from pans and cool on wire racks.