Simple Vanilla Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

My cupcakes came out a bit more dense than I wanted, not very fluffy, or tall, but they were still good with a tall glass of milk!

This is where I found this recipe.

http://www.food.com/recipe/simple-vanilla-cupcakes-178370

http://www.grouprecipes.com/9103/easy-peanut-butter-cake-w-frosting.html

For the Cupcakes:

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla essence (optional)

Preheat oven to 375;  line muffin cups with papers.

Cream together butter and sugar until it's  light and fluffy, Beat in your eggs one at a time, mixing well.

Mix together your flour, baking powder and salt, then alternating with milk and flour mixture, mix everything in together, beat well; stir in vanilla last.

Divide evenly among pans and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool in pans.

For the Peanut Butter Frosting

1/3 cups powdered sugar OR use regular granulated sugar, add to a blender and blend until the sugar becomes very fine=powdered sugar!

1/3 cup milk

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1/2 cup butter, softened

Cream together peanut butter and butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar. Slowly add milk until frosting is at desired spreading consistency

Batter coming together

Smooth batter

Fresh out of the oven vanilla cupcakes

Butter and peanut butter mixture

Sugar added

Mixing sugar

Complete icing! A little movement, once in the fridge, it will thicken and be easier to spread on the cupcake!