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Peanut Butter Frosting

johnson

10 min total

Ingredients

  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • ½ cup butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup milk

Instructions

  1. 1.Whip peanut butter and butter in a large mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to beat creamy peanut butter and butter until smooth.
  2. 2.Gradually beat in 2 cups of powdered sugar.
  3. 3.Add 1/4 cup of milk. You can substitute cream for the milk.
  4. 4.Beat in 2 additional cups of powdered sugar to the frosting mixture.
  5. 5.Adjust the consistency with more liquid, if needed. Put in a bit of milk or cream so that the icing is a spreadable consistency.
  6. 6.Spread the peanut butter frosting on baked goods.

Notes

Peanut butter frosting is especially delicious on chocolate cake, peanut butter cake and banana cake.