The Family Dish & Peanut Butter Frosting

Whew!!!

Would someone like to tell me where July went?!

July was crazy busy around here, we had a lot of fun here and with Bridget!!.....but SO much has piled up on me!!

I have a bit of exciting news to share with you!!

I was asked by Unilever ( the company who has awesome brands such as Breyers, Hellmann's, Knorr, Lipton, Ragu, Skippy, and more) to be a contributor to a new website that they have called “The Family Dish”. The Family Dish is a site with a mission to reconnect families through cooking.



I grew up in a home where our family ate dinner together every night. My husband and I have continued that tradition with our family. Now, with The Family Dish program I can encourage my girls to help cook dinner, and share even more quality time together.

You can find all of the featured Mom contributors on The Family Dish Contributor page. We each will share written posts as well as videos on The Family Dish website showing our hands-on experiences turning cooking in the kitchen with our families into quality time.

You can join the fun as well!!
From July 25 to August 30, 2010, families can enter “The Family Dish Contest” by visiting thefamilydish.com and uploading a video about their best experiences cooking as a family, for a chance to win a Family Culinary Vacation to Orlando Official rules are available at www.thefamilydish.com.

For more quick tips, recipe ideas and to find out what’s cooking in the Unilever Consumer Test Kitchens, follow Lauren, Anna Marie and their team on Twitter @KitchenDishin’.

So, come on over the www.thefamilydish.com and see what’s cookin!

My first post on The Family Dish I shared a YUMMY Peanut Butter Frosting recipe that I put on some chocolate cupcakes for Bridget's visit last week.

They were SOOO yummy!



I made the perfect cupcakes using Dark Chocolate Fudge cake mix and topped with

Peanut Butter Frosting
(printable recipe)

yield: enough for 24 cupcakes

2 cup powdered sugar

2 cup Skippy® Peanut Butter

10 Tablespoon unsalted butter (room temp)

1-½ Tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 cup heavy whipping cream

In medium bowl, place sugar, Skippy® peanut butter, butter, vanilla, and salt and combine with electric mixer on medium-low speed until creamy. Slowly add cream and beat on high speed until mixture is smooth.

Don't you just LOVE the cupcake wrapper? I made it with my new toy!!! Oh am I LOVING this new toy!! I've been playing with it ALL weekend!!

Don't forget, check back in tomorrow for a fabulous giveaway......{squeal} I can hardly wait! (It may just have to do with how I was able to cut my cupcake wrapper!)

UPDATE: you can enter the giveaway here...for your own Silhouette Craft Cutter! {$300 value}

I'm sharing this recipe at
Tempt Your Tummy Tuesday, Balancing Beauty and Bedlam, Mouth Watering Mondays, Tuesdays at the Table, Tuesday Tastes, Tasty Tuesday, Delicious Dishes and Cupcake Tuesday,

Made by You Monday , Foodie Friday

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*Disclosure- This post was created in connection with my appointment as an Ambassador in Unilever’s Family Dish Program. For more great ideas, go to www.thefamilydish.com.