Description
Creamy peanut butter frosting elevates any dessert with rich, silky smoothness. Sweet spread perfect for cakes, cupcakes, and baked treats you’ll love drizzling or spreading generously.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (not natural)
Sweeteners:
- 2 1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- 1 pinch salt (optional)
Instructions
- Cream the softened butter and peanut butter in a spacious mixing vessel, whipping at medium intensity until achieving a silky, aerated texture (approximately 2–3 minutes).
- Incrementally incorporate the powdered sugar, folding in one cup periodically while maintaining low-speed mixing and periodically scraping the bowl’s interior.
- Introduce vanilla extract and blend thoroughly until completely integrated.
- Gently stream in cream or milk, one tablespoon at intervals, elevating mixer speed to medium-high and continuing until frosting reaches optimal spreadable consistency.
- Conduct a flavor assessment, potentially introducing a delicate salt enhancement if the taste profile requires balancing.
- For decorative piping purposes, refrigerate the frosting briefly (10–15 minutes) to achieve a slightly more stable texture.
- Apply immediately for optimal freshness or preserve in a sealed container for future culinary deployment.
Notes
- Soften butter and peanut butter at room temperature for optimal blending and smooth texture.
- Use a fine-mesh sieve when sifting powdered sugar to prevent clumps and ensure silky-smooth frosting.
- Adjust cream or milk quantity carefully to control thickness, adding incrementally for perfect piping or spreading consistency.
- For dairy-free version, replace regular milk/cream with almond milk or coconut cream to maintain creamy texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 40mg