Yea, I know, I did something bad. I know I should have posted this a few days ago, but understand, I just started my junior year at Clark. Not only that, but my club responsibilities have just tripled with all the stuff the Outing Club has planned for the first two months of school. As for classes, well, the course load isn't too unbearable, but I know that that's gonna change soon. Everywhere I go, I carry around this little notebook that I just bought on a whim at Border's which ironically has become the notebook, aka, the thing to which my life is now dependent on. Anything and everything is getting written down in this little notebook and if I lost it, I can promise you that chaos would ensue. I can guarantee that this will be one notebook that I won't misplace, a tradition that I have kept up since middle school. I want to add that yesterday was Clark's Community and Engagement Services fair. Considering my impulsive personality, it's only natural that I would be the person who would go to every table and basically sell me and my cupcakes to the visiting organizations. Naturally, I won't be able to participate in many of them considering my lack of transportation and the fact that most of these organizations are too far to get to via walking. However, there was one organization that stood out to me that I knew would be a good fit for what I aspire to accomplish. It's the Boys and Girls Club located right here in Worcester. What's even better is that its one of the few places that my schools escort vans drives too (this is saying a lot since escort only has a .5 mile radius). I plan on emailing the representative that I spoke with yesterday who kindly wrote down the work baker next to my email address. Right now, I'm thinking about dropping cupcakes off at the club once a month. In addition, I would love to host some baking classes since I was assured that the B&G club had a great kitchen. Wouldn't that be cool?
Alright, I'm done distracting from the matter at hand. Once again, sorry for the delay of this post. Seriously. I hope you all enjoy it.
Peanut Butter Cupcakes. Taken from 500 Cupcakes by Fergal Connolly
For cupcakes
1 cup (2 sticks) sweet butter, softened
1 cup superfine sugar
2 cups self-rising flour
4 eggs
1 cup crunchy peanut butter (I used creamy)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place 18 baking cups in pan. Combine the butter, sugar, flour, and eggs in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the peanut butter until well combined. Spoon the batter into the cups. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove pans from the oven and cool for about five minutes.
*For variation, add 1/2 cup of semisweet chocolate chips with the peanut butter*
For frosting
1/2 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup (1 stick) sweet butter, softened
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar; sifted
2 tbsp. milk
To make frosting, combine the peanut butter, butter, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Using an electric mixer beat until light and fluffy, about 1 to 2 minutes. Ad the confectioners' sugar along with the milk, and beat until well combined. Swirl the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes
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