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Cupcakes with Easy Peanut Butter Frosting on a wire cooling rack.

Easy Peanut Butter Frosting

This creamy and delicious Peanut Butter Frosting recipe is so quick and easy to make and perfect to top cupcakes, cakes or brownies, or to fill in between cake layers or cookies.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy peanut butter frosting, peanut butter frosting recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 185kcal
Author: Donnalea

Equipment

hand mixer
mixing bowl

Ingredients

  • ½ cup peanut butter
  • ½ cup butter unsalted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1⅓ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Cream butter and peanut butter together. Add vanilla.
  • Gradually add powdered sugar ¼ cup at a time until fully incorporated.
  • Turn mixer on high speed and whip until light and fluffy.

Notes

  • This recipe will make enough frosting to:
    • frost 12 cupcakes
    • spread over an 8x8" cake or brownie
    • fill the middle of a layer cake with some to spare.
  • Double the recipe to frost an entire cake.

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 107mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg