Peanut Butter Frosted Cupcakes

1/2 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup shortening
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup milk
peanut butter and powdered sugar for 'frosting'

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line muffin tin with paper cups.
Put peanut butter, shortening, and vanilla in mixing bowl and cream at medium high speed with mixer.
Add brown sugar gradually with mixer running until light and fluffy.
Add one egg, beating well, then add other egg, beating until combined.
Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
With mixer running, add a little of the flour mixture, then a little of the milk, then the flour, then the milk, until it is all incorporated into batter.
Pour batter into muffin cups, filling 1/2 full.
Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until cupcakes are firm.
Remove and cool on rack.
Spread enough peanut butter on each cupcake to resemble frosting, then sprinkle a little powdered sugar over each.
This is a nice 'frosted' cupcake where the frosting won't melt in warm weather.