Recipe: Peter Pan Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Velvet Frosting (1963)

PETER PAN PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES

1/2 cup smooth or crunchy Peter Pan Peanut Butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tbsp. baking powder (the 1 tbsp. may be a typo, I would try 2 tsp. baking powder)
1 cup milk
Peter Pan Velvet Frosting (recipe follows)

Cream peanut butter and butter together. Add brown sugar and eggs; beat till fluffy. Add vanilla; set aside.

Whisk the baking powder into flour and add alternately with milk to the peanut butter mixture. Beat on medium speed until light. Spoon into foil lined or regular cupcake papers.

Bake about 25 minutes at 350 degrees F. Check after 20 minutes. Cool and frost.

PETER PAN VELVET FROSTING

1/2 cup Peter Pan Peanut Butter, crunchy or smooth
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 to 4 tbsp. evaporated milk

Cream butter and peanut butter. Add remaining ingredients for the frosting and beat until smooth.

Frosting Variation:
Add 1 tsp. instant coffee for mocha flavor.

Makes 2 dozen cupcakes
Source: Recipe booklet: Peter Pan Cookbooklet, 1963