Looking for the perfect addition to your chocolate desserts? How about peanut butter frosting?! Rich buttercream is flavored with creamy peanut butter to create a decadent frosting you can pipe or spread onto all your favorite treats.
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Total Time: 10 minutesminutes
Servings: 24
Ingredients
1cupunsalted butter, softened
1 ¼cupcreamy peanut butter, more if desired
3-4cups powdered sugar, start with 3 and add more as needed
In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and peanut butter in a large bowl and mix with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy.
Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla and salt. Add in more heavy cream as needed to thin it out. If you're looking to spread this frosting, you'll want to add more heavy cream. You can also add more powdered sugar if needed to thicken (for piping). Mix until the frosting is smooth and creamy and you’ve reached your desired consistency. Taste and add more peanut butter if you'd like.
Frost as desired over your favorite cupcakes, cakes and brownies.
Notes
Storage: Cover frosting tightly with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator up to 1 week. Freeze in a zip top bag up to 3 months.Frosting: See my tips for how to frost a cupcake. If you are using this for piping you'll want it to be fairly thick (use less heavy cream). If you are using it to spread over a cake or brownies, use up to 1/4 cup more heavy cream (add a Tablespoon at a time) to reach desired consistency.Servings: This will frost 12-24 cupcakes, depending on how high you pipe the frosting. If you're using for a pan of brownies, you can cut the recipe in half, or freeze the leftovers.