Peanut Butter Snickers Cupcakes! Oh my...

 As you probably already know... I love cupcakes. I'm always on the search for the perfect recipe or on the hunt for a cupcake bakery. Well...a while back I decided I wanted a peanut butter, snickers cupcake. It was one of those days where chocolate and peanut butter were the craving. 

The perfect way to combine all the flavors wasn't difficult at all! First you pick your favorite white cupcake recipe: (My favorite one is listed below...it is from this link: http://www.food.com/recipe/magnolia-bakerys-vanilla-birthday-cake-and-frosting-139518 )

*Here is the recipe with my added additions of peanut butter and snickers...(The link to the original recipe without any additions is listed above)

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups self rising flour
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla 

*1/2 Cup Peanut Butter (crunchy or smooth...my addition to the recipe)

*1 Cup of chopped Snickers (my other addition to the original recipe)

Directions:

1
Preheat oven to 350°.
2
Grease and lightly flour three 9 inch round cake pans, then line the bottoms with waxed paper. ( I used cupcake liners and a muffin pan instead of cake pans)
3
In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth.
4
Add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.
5
Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6
Combine the flours and add in four parts, alternating with the milk and the vanilla extract, beating well after each addition.

7

*Add peanut butter and snickers and mix until combined. (my addition)

 

 

If you're making cupcakes, line two 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake papers.
  Spoon the batter into the cups about three-quarters full.
  Bake until the tops spring back when lightly touched, about 20 to 22 minutes.

 (or a toothpick comes out clean)
  Remove cupcakes from pans and cool completely on a rack before icing.

What  you will end up with is a delicious peanut butter, snickers cupcake! They are pretty rich on their own but you can frost them with chocolate buttercream frosting! That's what I did! 

I posted a delicious chocolate buttercream frosting earlier in the blog!