Individual Cakes w/Peanut Butter Whipped Frosting #SundaySupper

Happy Easter everyone! It’s one of my favorite holidays for a few reasons. First and foremost because I love getting together with my family. My cousins and I are slowly having kids so it’s so exciting to get together. Last year my cousin and I were pregnant together, this year my son and her daughter will be able to join my oldest in the Easter egg hunt!  It’s our second year hosting in our new house and I enjoy it more than any other holiday because it’s an easy meal for me to plan and make. I make the main course and desserts and everyone else brings the side dishes. Oh and of course because it means Spring is coming, even if it was 78 one day and 2 days later it snowed where I live! That’s New England at it’s finest! So today I decided to bring a dessert to the #SundaySupper table because I’ve been experimenting a lot with baking lately. Cupcakes are by far my favorite thing to make but I wanted to try something different so instead of cupcakes I poured the contents into a sheet pan and cut circles out of them, it didn’t go as planned because I wanted to stack them with a layer of the Peanut Butter whipped topping in between however the sheet pan I used made them just as thick as cupcakes! Soooo I went with it. The whole point of making these was to incorporate a healthier version of peanut butter into the topping. I’m making dessert for my family and we all are trying to eat less sugar and a bit healthier this year so using powdered peanut butter is the way to go!

Powdered Peanut Butter?? I know what your thinking, crazy, strange, well it cuts the calories and fat by a TREMENDOUS amount! Does it taste exactly like Peanut Butter, no of course not, but it’s darn close and it’s a great healthy alternative! You can find all different kinds of brands out there, I happened to find mine at Walmart. I also know a lot of health food stores caries and you can buy it on Amazon too. When making regular peanut butter to spread on toast you simply add water, in this recipe you are adding the powder directly to the cool whip and mixing it together to give it that creamy peanut butter taste!

 Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• one container of frozen light whipped topping, thawed
• 3 tbsp. of powdered peanut butter (I used PB2)
• M&M’s or decorations of your choice

What to do:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard cupcake tin that holds 12 with cupcake liners. (or you can use a larger sheet pan than I used to stack them like I planned to!)
2. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.  Mix milk and vanilla in a measuring cup and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add half of dry ingredients, followed by milk-vanilla mixture, then remaining dry ingredients. Be sure to not over mix here.
4. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups, a 1/4 measuring cup is a great way to make these perfect.
5. Place tin on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes 5 minutes in tin, then remove and cool completely before frosting.
6. While the cupcakes cook, add 3 tablespoons of powdered peanut butter to the thawed whipped topping. Just keep stirrung for a few minutes to make sure it mixes well. Frost cupcakes and decorate with M&M’s or any other candies! I also used a plastic bag with the tip snipped to make these pretty instead of frosting by hand.

 I hope my family enjoys these, feel free to use any cupcake recipe with this topping, for my family I plan on going sugar free! My mom said the sugar free ones were really good!! It just makes me feel a lot better indulging or allowing my kiddo’s to indulge when they are lower in sugar! Trust me, you don’t want to see my three and a half year old after a bunch of sugar!!

Let’s see what everyone else brought to the table for this wonderful Easter/Passover event:

Breakfast/Brunch

• Colomba Muffins from Manu’s Menu
• Strawberry Amaretto Coffee Cake from Savvy Eats
• Strawberry Lemon and Ginger Scones from The Wimpy Vegetarian
• Spinach Bacon Breakfast Cups from Runner’s Tales

Appetizers:

• Smoked Salmon Dip with Greek Yogurt and Capers from Shockingly Delicious
• Colorful Delicious Deviled Easter Eggs from Hot Momma’s Kitchen Chaos
• Butter-Braised Easter Egg Radishes from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Egg Salad Deviled Eggs from Noshing With The Nolands

Savory and Sweet Breads:

• Healthier Hot Cross Buns from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
• Whole Wheat Croissants from What Smells so Good?
• Hot Cross Pretzels from Jane’s Adventures in Dinner
• Italian Easter Bread from Curious Cuisiniere
• Greek Easter Bread from Hip Foodie Mom
• Garlic and Cheddar Swirled Brioche Rolls from Neighborfood
• Paska Bread from Seduction in the Kitchen

Sides and Salads:

• Aunt Ruthie Mashed Potatoes from Melanie Makes
• Vegetarian Cornbread Stuffing from Pescetarian Journal
• Mixed Greens with Hot Bacon Dressing from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Passover Kugel: Veggie-Style from Take A Bite Out of Boca
• Syrnyk–Ukranian Sweet Easter Cheese from Cupcakes & Kale Chips

Main Dishes:

• Pan Seared Lamb Chops from The Foodie Army Wife
• Roast Leg of Lamb with Parsley Walnut Pesto from The Texan New Yorker
• Italian Easter Torta from La Bella Vita Cucina

Desserts:

• Passover Vegan Lemon Cheesecake from Killer Bunnies, Inc.
• Easter Basket Cupcakes from MealDiva
• Strawberry Crostata with Sweet Almond Glaze from Kudos Kitchen by Renee
• Layered Chocolate Mousse Cake from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Chocolate Hazelnut Macarons from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
• Rhubarb Meringue Cake {Rhabarberkuchen} from The Not So Cheesy Kitchen
• Lemon Blueberry Basil Cupcakes from Brunch with Joy
• Banana Carrot Cake Bread from Peanut Butter and Peppers
• Individual Cakes with Peanut Butter Whipped Frosting from Momma’s Meals
• Gluten Free Easter Cupcakes from Gluten Free Crumbley
• Lemon Coconut Bars from Magnolia Days
• Lemon Icebox “Pie” from girlichef
• Easter Basket Cupcakes from The Ninja Baker
• Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies from Pies and Plots
• Carrot Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Swirl from Alida’s Kitchen
• Passover Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars from Food Lust People Love
• Strawberry Filled Crepes from Try Anything Once Culinary
• Rhubarb Almond Streusel Muffins from Confessions of A Culinary Diva

• Best Wines for Easter/Passover Feast from ENOFYLZ Wine Blog