My birthday is one week away and I am visiting with my parents this weekend to celebrate my 29th birthday as well as Father's Day. Last week, my mom asked me what kind of cake or cupcakes I would like for my birthday, and, without hesitation, I requested Peanut Butter and Jelly cupcakes. She made them for me last year after seeing Tyler Florence of the Food Network bake them. They were so scrumptious I didn't want to wait more than 365 days to have them again!
Here's the recipe, with my modifications at the end:
Ingredients:
- 11/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1 cup grape jelly (Recommended: Welch's Grape Jelly)
- Candy bars (Recommended: Reese's Pieces, Butterfinger, Nutterbutter, Heath Bar, smashed up with a rolling pin, for decorating)
- Peanut butter frosting, recipe follows
