Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour

2 cups sugar

1/2 cup cocoa

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup oil

1 cup milk

2 eggs, slightly beaten

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup hot water

ICING

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup peanut butter

3 tbsp. hot water

2 cups icing sugar

~ Preheat oven to 350'F(175'C)

~ Line cupcake tins, makes 18 cupcakes

~ In a large bowl sift together dry ingredients

~ Add oil, milk, vanilla, beaten eggs; blend well. Stir in hot water; mix well

~ Fill lined cupcake tins. Bake for 22-25 minutes. let cool

~ FOR ICING: blend together butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add icing sugar and water (alternating) until desires texture is achieved

~ ice cupcakes and enjoy~

Enjoy :) you can also use this recipe with different types of icing, for example i once made it with blue mint icing ~photo below~ i prefer the mint icing but thats my opinion :)

~Recipe from The Happy Baker by Erin Bolger~