PATTI'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPCAKES AND BUTTERCREAM

This recipe is from my friend Patti Crane who is an excellent baker.

I stick butter
1 cup of water
3/4 cup peanut butter ( I use creamy)
1/2 cup oil
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 eggs beaten
1 tbsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. baking soda
Bring butter, water, peanut butter, and oil to a boil. Set to cool. Mix together sugar, flour, eggs, vanilla, milk and baking soda. Add to first peanut butter mixture. mix well. Pour into cupcake pans and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean....it makes 30 cupcakes.

Peanut butter butter cream
1 stick softened butter( I use Land O Lakes only)
1/3 cup milk
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 lb. powdered sugar

Mix frosting ingredients together and spread on cooled cupcakes......

I always double this recipe because I pipe the frosting and I think it takes more....