Peanut Butter Surprise Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.8 cup butter softened
• 1 cup buttermilk 
• 1 serving confectioners sugar 
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter 
• 3 large eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 cups domino granulated sugar 
• 24  milk chocolate kisses 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

Equipment

• oven
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
2. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
3. Add peanut butter, beating until smooth.
4. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; add to peanut butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
5. Spoon 2 Tbsp. batter into each of 24 paper baking cups in muffin pans.
6. Place 1 chocolate kiss on its side in center of batter in each cup. Top evenly with remaining batter (about 2 Tbsp. in each cup), covering chocolate kisses.
7. Bake at 375 for 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Let cool in pans on wire racks 5 minutes.
9. Remove from pans, and cool on wire racks. Dust with confectioners sugar.
10. Serve warm or at room temperature.
11. Peanut Butter-Jam Surprise Cupcakes: Prepare batter as directed. Spoon 2 Tbsp. batter into each of 24 paper baking cups in muffin pans. Omit milk chocolate kisses. Dollop 1 rounded tsp. of your favorite flavor jam in center of batter in each cup. Top evenly with remaining batter (about 2 Tbsp. in each cup).
12. Bake and cool as directed.