Peanut Butter & Jelly Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 (13.25 ounce box) yellow cake mix* plus ingredients listed on the box
- ½ cup grape jelly or jam of choice
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons milk or as needed
Instructions
- Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions to make 22 cupcakes. Allow to cool completely.
- In a large bowl, beat peanut butter and softened butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Slowly mix in powdered sugar and vanilla. Gradually add milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until a pipeable consistency is reached.
- Spread a thin layer of icing over the top of each cupcake to prevent the jelly from soaking through (It just needs to cover the center of the cupcake).
- Using a piping bag (or plastic bag with the corner cut off), pipe peanut butter icing around the outside edge of each cupcake, making a nest shape.
- Spoon a tablespoon of jelly into the "nest" at the center of each cupcake.
Notes
*Instead of cake mix, use your favorite cupcake recipe or purchase premade, undecorated cupcakes.
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
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