Peanut Butter Cupcakes with a Chocolate Glaze

I was looking through this cookbook called "cupcakes!" by Elinor Klivans and I found the most perfect recipe. I needed something salty but savory so I decided to go the peanut butter route. I had no cupcake paper liners so I improvised and I used aluminum foil...

Preparation: 20 minutes

Time in Oven: 350 degrees, 22-25 minutes (or until crispy on top)

Makes: 12 cupcakes

-1 cup of all-purpose flour

-1 teaspoon baking powder

-1/4 teaspoon of salt

-3/4 of a stick of butter

-3/4 of a cup of peanut butter

-1 cup of sugar (or brown sugar)

-1 large egg

-1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

- 1/2 cup of milk (any fat content)

Preheat the oven to 350 and place 12 cupcake liners in a 12 cupcake pan. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside. Using a large bowl in an electric mixer on medium speed, blend the butter, sugar, and peanut butter for about 1 minute (or until smooth). Mix in the egg and the vanilla until the batter is completely smooth. On low speed, alternate the flour mixture in 3 sections and the milk in 2 sections. The flour mixture should go first and last. Mix until the flour in incorporated and the batter is smooth. Fill each paper liner with a generous 1/4 of a cup of batter. Let them cool for ten minutes and then drizzle with the chocolate glaze.

Chocolate Glaze:

-1/2 cup of milk

-2 tablespoons of butter (1/4 of the stick)

-1 cup of chocolate chips

-1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

In a medium saucepan, heat the butter and the milk until the butter has melted and there are little bubbles forming. Remove the pan from the heat and add the chocolate chips. Then, add the vanilla and stir. Using a small spatula, spread 1 tablespoon of glaze over the cooled cupcakes.

My mom hates cupcakes but she lloovvveeddd these!!!