Cupcake Recipes to Make a Favorite Dessert for Kids of All Ages

For these cupcake recipes, you will alternately add dry and wet ingredients to the batter... meaning add some dry, some wet, back and forth; mix just until flour disappears.

Grease cupcake pans or use paper liners.

Ovens vary, so always check for doneness. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean. Place pans near center of oven; do not allow pans to touch eachother or the sides of the oven. Don't place one pan directly over another; stagger pans on two shelves.

Peanut Butter Cupcakes

makes 24

1/3 c. butter

1 1/2 c. brown sugar, divided

1/2 c. peanut butter

2 eggs

2 c. flour

1/2 t. salt

2 1/2 t. baking powder

3/4 c. milk

1 t. pure vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream butter and 1 c. sugar; add peanut butter; mix well. In separate bowl, beat eggs with remaining 1/2 c. sugar and add to batter; mix well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk and vanilla extract. Fill cupcake pans half full. Bake approx. 25 minutes.

Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

makes 1 1/2 dozen

1/2 c. boiling water

1/4 c. butter

1 c. sugar

1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa

1 1/2 c. flour

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. baking soda

1 egg, beaten

1/2 c. sour cream

1/2 t. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 F. Add water to butter, sugar and cocoa; beat until sugar dissolves. Sift together dry ingredients. Combine egg, sour cream and vanilla extract. Add sifted dry ingredients to butter mixture alternately with egg/sour cream mixture. Fill cupcake pans half full; bake approx. 25 minutes.

Banana Cupcakes

Makes 2 1/2 dozen

1/2 c. butter

1 1/2 c. sugar

2 beaten eggs

2 c. flour

1/2 t. salt

1 t. baking powder

3/4 t. baking soda

1/4 c. buttermilk

1 c. mashed until smooth banana

1 t. vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 375 F. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs and mix well. Combine buttermilk, banana and vanilla; add alternately with sifted dry ingredients. Fill cupcake pans half full and bake for approx. 20 minutes.

Other variations:

With experimentation, cupcake recipes can be made out of any cake. Mix up your favorite cake batter and fill cupcake pans 1/2 to 2/3 full; try baking at 350 F. for 15 minutes, to start. Always test for doneness.

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