| Portions |
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| 12 cupcakes |
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose four
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Buttercream
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature½ cup creamy peanut butter (do not use natural peanut butter)¼ cup brick-style cream cheese, room temperature 1 teaspoon vanilla extract2 cups icing sugarPinch salt
For Decorating
- ½ cup prepared grape jelly4 slices cooked bacon, finely chopped
Directions
- For the cupcakes, heat your oven to 350ºF and line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Using your stand mixer or a hand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at time, beating well after each addition. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a glass measuring cup, measure out the buttermilk and stir in the vanilla.
- Add a third of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and mix on low until almost combined. Add in half of the buttermilk and mix until almost fully combined. Continue adding another third of flour, the remaining buttermilk, and the remaining flour, mixing after each addition.
- Divide the batter into the prepared muffin tins and bake for 17 to 20 minutes or until risen, golden, and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely.
- For the frosting, beat the butter, peanut butter, cream cheese, and vanilla together in a using your stand mixer or a hand mixer. Add in the icing sugar and salt and beat to combine.
- To decorate, use a teaspoon to scoop a little well out of the centre of each cupcake. Fill the cupcakes with about 1 ½ teaspoons of grape jelly then pipe or spread the frosting overtop. Garnish each cupcake with some bacon and enjoy.
Note: Be sure to use traditional peanut butter as the all-natural variety will make for a thin frosting.