Graduation Cupcakes

Total Time

Prep: 45 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Makes

2 dozen

Updated: Mar. 29, 2023

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1-3/4 cups sugar
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/4 cups 2% milk
• FROSTING:
• 1-1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 cups confectioners' sugar
• 4 to 6 tablespoons 2% milk
• DECORATIONS:
• 24 miniature peanut butter cups
• 1 tube (4-1/4 ounces) decorating icing in color of your choice
• 24 After Eight thin mints
• 24 milk chocolate M&M's in color of your choice or 24 semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla and 1 egg at a time. In another bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well.
3. Fill prepared cups two-thirds full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
4. For frosting, beat butter and vanilla until blended; gradually beat in confectioners' sugar and enough milk to reach spreading consistency. Spread [or pipe] over cupcakes.
5. To decorate, remove paper liners from peanut butter cups; place one upside down on top of each frosted cupcake. Place a small amount of decorating frosting on each peanut butter cup; center a mint on each. Using decorating frosting, make a loop for each cap's tassel. Place an M&M on top of each loop.

Nutrition Facts

1 cupcake: 480 calories, 22g fat (13g saturated fat), 62mg cholesterol, 283mg sodium, 70g carbohydrate (58g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

source https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/graduation-cupcakes/

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