Peanut Butter and Jam Cupcakes

Peanut Butter and Jam Cupcakes

4 tbsp butter
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 2/3 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/3 cup (just over) milk
jam

Peanut Butter Frosting
1/2 cup butter
1 cup peanut butter
3 tbsp milk
2 cup icing sugar

1. Cream the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar together for a couple of minutes.

2. Mix in the eggs and vanilla.

3. Fold in the dry ingredients (flour and baking powder) alternately with the milk.

4. Half fill the muffin tins with batter and put 1/2 tsp of jam in the centre. Fill the rest of the cup with batter so that the jam isn't showing.

5. Bake for 25 minutes at 350. Should make 12 cupcakes.

6. For the frosting you need to whip together the peanut butter and butter then alternate adding in the milk and the icing sugar.

7. Top the cupcakes with the frosting and devour.

-cupcake recipe from 1001 Cupcakes, frosting recipe from Cupcake Tuesday-
-thanks to Stacy for the homemade raspberry jam-
-thanks to Meghan for the idea for the peanut butter frosting, check out her blog: http://cupcakecrusade.tumblr.com/page/1 -