Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Muffins with Pink Butter Frosting

While i was at the grocer looking for my fave soap, i chanced upon the baking section while running towards the nearby cosmetics isles... and then... there it is, my first glance at that familiar favorite orange wrapped sin called Reese's, but this time they're in chip form. Looking at it with its hefty price, i shove it into my grocery basket and before i knew it i was picking up flour, baking powder, milk, butter... I am going to bake this busy busy Monday afternoon.

so without much training and practice in baking, and with only an oven toaster around, i braved the exact science that is baking. While my staff looks at me with tiger's eyes, i went on with the deal and luckily, it was a very successful attempt. except for the time baking it, they went a little dark and dry than expected, but theyre so delicious anyways... so here's the recipe.

turn on oven toaster to 175 i dont what if its Fahrenheit or Celsius, but its the middle of the dial. then set time for 30 mins. so while the toaster is pre heating, you have at least 15 mins to do everything below

Dry Ingredients:

in a sifter place--

4 cups of flour
1 tbsp baking powder
pinch of salt

sift and remove lumps.

Wet Ingredients:

in a mixing bowl, cream half a bar of butter and a cup of sugar till smooth and glossy. Add a tablespoon of Vanilla, and 2 eggs and 1 small can of evaporated milk. mix well.

in the same mixing bowl, add dry ingredients a cup at a time and mix carefully. dont over stir because it will make the pastry tough. do this step until all ingredients are incorporated.

add about 3/4 of the package of Reese's Peanut Butter Chips. I know its a lot but I am a glutton and your not... or about to be. haha!

prepare your mini silicone muffin cups on a baking tray or the toaster always has a tray that would fit with the pegs inside, so you can use that too. put a table spoon of the mixture on each. this recipe would yield around 30 mini muffins.




bake for around 15 minutes. check one by inserting a toothpick inside, if it comes out clean, then its good to go. let cool.

Frosting:

in a mixing bowl, place half a butter on room temperature and about a cup of confectioners sugar, mix well until well incorporated and smooth. on another mixing bowl, place a one brick of super cold, not frozen, all purpose cream and whip with an electric mixer until it produces stiff peaks, add the butter mixture gradually until well mixed, add a few drops of red food color to make pink color. place on piping bags or if you dont have, like i do, use a ketchup dispenser (a clean and odor free one ok? you dont want a frosting with a very buttery feel but with banana ketchup undertone haha...)decorate your small muffins as desired, or do what i do, i just dip one muffin to the frosting mixture and place more peanut butter chips and swallow it whole.

haha... fattening but its all soo worth it. :)