Butter Free Peanut Butter Cupcakes Recipes

GLUTEN-FREE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F for shiny aluminum pan, 325°F for dark nonstick pan. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups, or grease cups with shortening or cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, stir together flour blend, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1/3 cup softened butter, peanut butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla on medium speed about 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on medium speed 1 minute after each addition. On low speed, beat in dry ingredient mixture alternately with 1/2 cup milk, beginning and ending with dry mixture. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Smooth tops of batter in cups with wet fingers.
• Bake 20 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pan; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting, about 30 minutes.
• To make Chocolate Frosting, in medium bowl, beat 3 tablespoons softened butter and chocolate until blended. Add powdered sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and enough milk until smooth and spreadable.

BUTTER-FREE PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan or line with paper baking cups. Combine the soy milk and vinegar in a measuring cup. Let stand for about 5 minutes to thicken.
• In a large bowl, stir together the peanut butter, oil, sugar, honey, vanilla and flaxseed meal. Mix in the soymilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter just until blended. It is okay for the batter to be slightly lumpy. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter. Frost with desired frosting.

PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line eighteen 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper baking liners.
• In bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat peanut butter and shortening until combined.
• Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Reduce speed to low; add flour mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
• Divide batter evenly among cups.
• Bake until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean, about 18 minutes.
• Place 1 piece of chocolate on top of each cupcake; return to oven until chocolate melts, about 1 minute.
• With small metal spatula, spread chocolate over tops of cupcakes.
• Remove from pans and cool on wire racks.