Daycare Delight (Peanut Butter and Jelly)

Yellow Cupcake
You can use your favorite yellow cupcake recipe or even simpler a butter yellow cake mix. Mix and bake to package directions.

After the cakes have cooled use an apple corer to take out the center. Keep and set aside the top of the section you take out to be able to replace after filling.

Fill the cupcakes with your favorite jelly. I used Strawberry jam. Each cupcake holds about 2 tsp. It works best to place the jelly in a bowl and mix it up to thin it down a bit. Spoon or pipe into cupcakes, and replace the top to the cupcake to prevent the jam from leaking out.




Peanut Butter Buttercream
1 cup unsalted room temperature butter
3/4 cup peanut butter (creamy)
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 tsp meringue pwd
3 tbs Cold Stone Creamery (sweet cream flavored cold creamer)
Beat butter, peanut butter and vanilla together until smooth and well blended. Mix in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until well combined.  Beat in creamer 1 tbs at a time until you have the right consistency. Add 1/2 tsp meringue powder and mix on medium speed for 1 min. Pipe on cupcake and top with a dollop of additional strawberry jam.