Have you enjoyed our PB Elvis week here at We’re Totally Nuts!? Because I sure have 
I’m so happy that I’m not the only one with ‘Just A Hunk – A Hunk of Burning Love’ for PB! Elvis and I are both Totally Nuts! This year being the 75th celebration of Elvis Presley’s birthday, I’m not the only one whose been paying tribute to the King and his love of PB. Elvis would’ve turned 75 on January 8 of this year. If you’d like to celebrate PB Elvis Week with a sampling of his favorite foods, there are plenty to try – a PB Elvis sammy, a PB Elvis cupcake, even a cocktail dedicated to his memory! People are crazy about The King!
Over at the well-known and super trendy – Crumbs Bake Shop, they created a special cupcake of the month in honor of the King called - Elvis cupcakes ($3.75), which are vanilla cake domes with banana flavored cream cheese in the center, swirls of peanut butter on top and a sprinkling of peanut butter chips. It’s not unusual for these or any of their specialty cupcakes to sell out, so if you’re in a celebratory mood, visit a bakery early.
I’ve come up with a copycat of the Elvis Cupcake…try it out!!
First make up a Vanilla Cupcake Mix (homemade recipe below or a store bought package works too)
Fill up your cupcake tins about 1/2 full
Spoon in a large dollop of Banana Cream Cheese Filling (see below)
Cover cupcake with thin another thin layer of Vanilla Cupcake Mix
Bake 20-25 mins at 350 (or according to directions)
Let cupcakes cool about 15 min
Frost with Krema PB Frosting and decorate with nuts or PB chips!
Vanilla Cupcake Mix:
- 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
In a small bowl, combine the flours. Set aside. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk and vanilla. With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated but do not over beat. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in the bowl to make sure the ingredients are well blended.
Banana Cream Cheese Filling:
- 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 Tbsp butter, room temperature
- 1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
- 3 small ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
In an electric mixer (or in large bowl with a spoon), mix all of the icing ingredients until well blended and smooth. If the icing is too runny, add a bit more cream cheese and confectioner’s sugar until it thickens.
Krema PB Frosting:
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup Krema Creamy PB
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
Mix sugar, PB, butter, vanilla and salt in electric mixer on medium-low speed until creamy. Add the cream and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and smooth.
This is my cousin Meryn and her daughter with some chocolate cupcakes iced with this Krema PB Frosting recipe!! So cute!
Happy PB Elvis Week!!!
♥ Kimberly
