Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Children and Adults love these cupcakes. I like making them for company and neighborhood gatherings.

• Ready In: 48 mins
• Yields: 24 cupckakes

Ingredients

• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄4 cups  firmly packed brown sugar
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup milk
• 1⁄3 cup shortening
• 1⁄3 cup peanut butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 24  miniature peanut butter cups

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
3. In large bowl, combine all ingredients except peanut butter cups at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
4. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full.
5. Press a peanut butter cup into batter until top edge is even with batter.
6. Bake at 350F for 18-28 minutes or until cupcakes spring back when touched lightly.