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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes

Course Dessert
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Cool 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 44 minutes
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 232 kcal

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 2 tablespoon peanut butter softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 2/3 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup of jam or jelly of your choosing

Frosting

  • 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) salted butter
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Allow your butter, eggs, and peanut butter to soften to room temperature.
  2. Preheat oven to 350º. In a bowl stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
  3. Beat butter and peanut butter together for about 1 minute or until one consistency. Slowly add sugar until well combined. Add eggs one at a time and mix well. Beat in vanilla. Alternately add flour and milk a little at a time while mixing.
  4. Place about 1/4 cup of batter into each cupcake paper cup thingy (about 1/2 full).
  5. Bake cupcakes in the oven for about 14 minutes. This step may vary. After all, we live at 6,000 feet. If you burn yours, don’t come crying to me you sea-level-er.
  6. Follow the directions in the frosting recipe listed above. At step 4 of that recipe, add the peanut butter.
  7. After the cupcakes have baked, make sure to allow them to cool completely. Cut out a small portion of cake in the middle of each cupcake. Pipe in about 1 teaspoon of jelly/jam in the hole you just created. Cover the jelly center by simply frosting your cupcakes.

Recipe Notes

I used this recipe for the frosting but I’ll list the ingredients here to reduce confusion.

Nutrition Facts
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 232 Calories from Fat 108
% Daily Value*
Fat 12g18%
Saturated Fat 6g38%
Trans Fat 0.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4g
Cholesterol 41mg14%
Sodium 154mg7%
Potassium 67mg2%
Carbohydrates 29g10%
Fiber 0.5g2%
Sugar 21g23%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 339IU7%
Vitamin C 0.3mg0%
Calcium 41mg4%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.