A silky smooth but perfectly pipeable peanut butter frosting thatโs the perfect complement to any cake or cupcake. Also great for just eating by the spoonful!
Maybe you guys havenโt noticed, but Iโve been working on bulking up my โFrostingsโ section on the blog.
In the past, I would share cake or cupcake recipes and tag on my preferred complementary frosting, but Iโm a big believer in choices. Maybe youโd rather frost your funfetti cake with chocolate frosting (or even peanut butter frosting) instead of buttercream, right? Well I wanted to have a good variety of options for you to choose from.
So far Iโve shared my favorites of the following:
- Cream cheese frosting (<โ- possibly my favorite frosting of all-time)
- Chocolate frosting
- Vanilla buttercream frosting
And today Iโm adding peanut butter frosting to the list.
This recipe is super easy to make, and on Monday Iโll be sharing a very complementary and very dark chocolate cupcake recipe with you, but of course you can put it on whatever you want. You can even just eat it by the spoonful, I know I did.
And yet it remains a mystery to me why my cardio sessions arenโt paying off ๐ญ
Anyway, Peanut Butter Frosting requires just 6 ingredients to make. Itโs smooth, creamy, and is great for piping on top of cupcakes or decorating a cake.
Tips for Making Peanut Butter Frosting
- While chunky or creamy peanut butter can work in this peanut butter frosting recipe, I donโt recommend using chunky unless you donโt intend to pipe the frosting. The little peanut pieces will clog up your frosting tips in a second.
- I donโt recommend using natural peanut butter (the kind that separates, you know the one that you usually need to stir before using). I havenโt tried it myself but Iโm pretty certain that it wouldnโt work too nicely work with this recipe (it would be too oily).
- This peanut butter frosting pipes very nicely as written. However, for a stiffer frosting, you can add an additional ยฝ-1 cup (65-125g) of powdered sugar.
How Many Cupcakes/How Much Cake Will this Peanut Butter Frosting Cover?
- If youโre generously frosting your cupcakes (as seen in my cupcake photo below), then this frosting will handily cover 12-15 cupcakes. If youโre being a bit more modest, it will cover 24 (I covered 24 cupcakes with peanut butter frosting rosettes using the 1M tip).
- This frosting will also cover a 9ร13 sheet cake or a round 2-layer 8โณ or 9โณ cake. Now Iโm just thinking about how I want to make a cake with this frosting and then cover it with ganacheโฆ Yum!
Enjoy!
Oh, and do you have any requests for other frosting recipes youโd like to see? Iโm currently working on caramel but would love any suggestions that you have!
How to Make Peanut Butter Frosting
Peanut Butter Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1 cup (245 g) creamy peanut butter
- 3 cups (375 g) powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ยฝ teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Combine butter and peanut butter in a large bowl and use an electric mixer to beat until creamy and well-combined.1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, 1 cup (245 g) creamy peanut butter
- Gradually (about โ cup at a time), with mixer on low speed add powdered sugar until completely combined. Be sure to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl so all ingredients are well-combined.3 cups (375 g) powdered sugar
- Stir in vanilla extract and salt.1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ยฝ teaspoon salt
- With mixer on low-speed, add milk and stir until well-combined. Gradually increase speed to high and beat for 30 seconds.2 Tablespoons milk
- Spread or pipe frosting onto completely cooled cupcakes or cake.
Notes
Natural Peanut Butter
Since first sharing the recipe I have now tested this recipe with natural peanut butter and it worked just fine, though was a bit gritty.Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.
Michele
do I need to refrigerate cupcakes of frosting the day before
Emily @ Sugar Spun Run
Hi Michele! This frosting does not need to be refrigerated ๐
robin casselberry
the best frosting so tasty but yet light!!
Emily @ Sugar Spun Run
We are so happy you enjoyed it so much, Robin! ๐ฉท
Luckylexi
I tried this recipe with Adamโs all natural crunchy peanut butter. canโt recommend enough.
Emily @ Sugar Spun Run
Yum! Thanks for letting us know how that went for you ๐ฉท