Cupcakes

Who doesn't love Cupcakes?

Okay, that bordeeers on being a trick question, since most of us know someone who doesn't love them. For the rest of us who do love them, here are six yummy cupcake recipes to help you through the day, including Chocolate Cupcakes with a Peppermint Frosting, Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cardamon Cream Cheese Frosting, and Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Swirl Frosting. Enjoy!

BROWN BUTTER PEACH CUPCAKES

One of the email newsletters that I receive is from Delish. They find recipes from a variety of places; this comes from Chocolate With Grace, and starts, “Browned butter and peaches make these cupcakes with a tender, moist crumb perfect for summertime celebrations.” Serves: 18 cupcakes

To view this online, click here.

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

3/4 cup butter

1 cup peach puree*

1 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

2 large eggs, room temperature

2 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 cups finely diced peaches

For the Frosting

1/2 cup butter, softened

4 oz cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup peach puree*

1 tsp vanilla

5-6 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Brown the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove the butter from the heat and pour into a separate heat proof bowl to stop the browning. Cool completely.

Preheat oven to 325 F. Whisk together the brown butter, peach puree, brown sugar, white sugar and vanilla. Beat in eggs. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Gently stir into the large bowl along with diced peaches, mixing until just combined.

Fill lined cupcake tins 3/4 full. Bake for 20 minutes or until the spring back when lightly touched. Cool completely on wire racks.

To make the frosting, beat together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in peach puree and vanilla. Add enough of the powdered sugar until a piping or spreading consistency is reached. Spread or pipe onto cooled cupcakes.

*To make Peach Puree, heat 3 cups of diced peaches, 1 T lemon juice, 1 T water and 1 T white sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and let it simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and let cool to a warm temperature. Blend in a blender until smooth. Cool completely before use.

PUMPKIN CUPCAKES

This is from Diana Rattray in The Spruce Eats. She wrote, "These pumpkin cupcakes are a perfect choice for a Halloween party treat or fall dessert. The moist pumpkin cupcakes are perfectly spiced with a mixture of cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, and they get extra texture from chopped walnuts or pecans.

"Top these cupcakes with fluffy caramel cream cheese frosting or a basic cream cheese frosting. Or top with a dollop of whipped cream or whipped topping and a sprinkling of cinnamon sugar."

Prep Time: 10 minutes; Cook Time: 25 minutes; Total Time: 35 minutes; Servings: 24 servings; Yield: 24 cupcakes

To view this online, go to https://www.thespruceeats.com/homemade-pumpkin-cupcakes-3060003.

Ingredients

2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)

1 tablespoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 cup butter (softened)

1-1/3 cups sugar

2 eggs, beaten until frothy

1 cup canned pumpkin puree

3/4 cup milk

3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional

Directions

Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 375 F.

Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg into a bowl.

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; beat in eggs. Blend in mashed pumpkin.

Stir in the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk, blending until batter is smooth after each addition; stir in chopped walnuts or pecans.

Spoon batter into well-greased and floured or paper-lined muffin pan cups. Fill about 2/3 full.

Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool and frost the cupcakes with a simple cream cheese frosting or top with a dollop of whipped cream.

GINGERBREAD CUPCAKES WITH CARDAMOM CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

This came from Brett Moore, who wrote for The Spruce Eats. He wrote, "I love the taste of warm gingerbread, especially around the holidays. Cardamom is a wonderfully fragrant spice that goes well with gingerbread. If you don't care for cardamom, you can substitute allspice or cinnamon. Reprinted with permission from The Spice Kitchen: Everyday Cooking with Organic Spices by Katie Luber and Sara Engram (McMeel 2009)." Prep Time: 15 minutes; Cook Time: 20 minutes Makes 12 cupcakes

To view this yummy recipe online, click here.

Ingredients:

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup molasses

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup boiling water

1 teaspoon baking soda

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon dried lemon zest

1/4 teaspoon salt

Cardamom Cream Cheese Frosting

8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

1-1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

2 teaspoons dried lemon zest

1 teaspoon ground green cardamom

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease 12 standard-size muffin cups or line them with paper cups. Cream the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the molasses, egg, and vanilla. In a small bowl, stir together the boiling water and the baking soda until dissolved. Stir the baking soda water into the molasses mixture.

Sift together the flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, lemon zest, and salt into a small bowl. Whisk the flour mixture into the molasses mixture until the batter is combined.

Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Bake the cupcakes until a toothpick inserted in the center of one or two of the cupcakes comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

While the cupcakes are baking, make the frosting. Cream together the cream cheese and the sugar in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. Add the lemon juice, lemon zest, and cardamom and beat until fluffy and smooth. Chill the frosting in the refrigerator until ready to use.

Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool for 5 minutes before removing them from the pan. Place the cupcakes on a rack to cool for 30 minutes. Spread the cream cheese frosting generously over the cooled cupcakes.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER SWIRL FROSTING [VEGAN]

This is from Kristen Genton at One Green Planet. The recipe begins, "This is a great basic chocolate cupcake that would go great with any frosting, but here it's topped with a generous swirl of chocolatey peanut butter bliss. Definitely make these the next time you're craving a cupcake!"

To view this online, go to https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/chocolate-cupcakes-with-peanut-butter-swirl-frosting/.

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

1-1/2 cups water

1/2 cup coconut oil

1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

1-3/4 cup sugar

2 cups flour

1/2 tablespoon baking soda

1/4 tablespoon salt

1/2 cup cocoa powder

For the Peanut Butter Swirl Frosting:

3 tablespoons vegan butter

2/3 cup peanut butter

1 tablespoon almond milk

3/4 cup powdered sugar

For the Chocolate Swirl Frosting:

5 tablespoons vegan butter

2 tablespoons peanut butter

2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1 tablespoon melted vegan dark chocolate

3/4 cup powdered sugar

Preparation

To Make the Cupcakes:

Add dry ingredients to the mixer and mix until fully combined.

Combine the wet ingredients in a separate bowl and add to the dry. Mix until completely smooth (about 3 minutes).

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

To Make the Peanut Butter Swirl:

Cream vegan butter with peanut butter. Slowly add in powdered sugar until smooth. Whisk in almond milk at the end.

To Make the Chocolate Swirl:

Cream vegan butter and peanut butter. Slowly add in powdered sugar and cocoa powder until smooth. Beat in melted chocolate until combined.

To Decorate:

In a piping bag, add the peanut butter frosting to one side, and the chocolate swirl to the other side.

RED VELVET MINI CUPCAKES

This comes from The Food Network and begins, “Oil takes the place of butter in these cupcakes, making them lower in fat, but also making the crumb moist. Also, all of the flour is whole wheat! The frosting is simply sweetened reduced-fat cream cheese, but it's plenty tasty.”

Total: 1 hr; Active: 20 min; Yield: 48 mini cupcakes (2 cupcakes per serving); Level: Easy

To view this online, go to http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/red-velvet-mini-cupcakes-recipe

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups white whole wheat flour

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon fine salt

3/4 cup canola oil

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

1 tablespoon red food coloring

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/2 cup lowfat (1-percent) buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar

Nonstick cooking spray, for coating ice cream scoop

8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature

1 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 48 mini muffin cups (2 large tins or 4 small) with paper liners.

Whisk together the flour, cocoa and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt in a medium bowl. Beat together the oil and granulated sugar on medium-high speed with a hand mixer in a large bowl until well combined. Add the egg and beat until well blended. Beat in the food coloring and 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla.

On low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk in thirds, beginning and ending with the flour, beating well after each addition. Whisk together the baking soda and vinegar in a small bowl, and then beat into the batter until fully incorporated.

Using a small ice cream scoop sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, evenly divide the batter among the cupcake liners. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes. Remove the cupcakes from the tins and cool completely on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese in a large bowl until smooth and fluffy. Sift the confectioners' sugar over the mixture and beat until smooth. Beat in the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Spread or pipe the frosting over the cooled cupcakes.

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH A PEPPERMINT FROSTING

Just the name of this got my attention. This is from Baking at Home, and can be found at https://bakingathome.com/recipe/chocolate-cupcakes-with-a-peppermint-frosting/.

Ingredients

3/4 C. all-purpose flour

1/2 C. unsweetened natural cocoa powder

2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder

1 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1 C. granulated sugar

2 large eggs

1/3 C. Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil

2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract

1/2 C. whole milk

For the frosting

4 C. confectioners sugar

1/2 C. unsalted butter, room temperature

1/4 tsp. peppermint extract

3 Tbsp. milk or heavy cream

crushed peppermints for topping

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Add flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar in a large bowl and whisk to combine.

In another large bowl add eggs, oil, vanilla, and milk and whisk to combine.

Slowly incorporate wet ingredients into the dry ingredients by folding it in until just combined.

Spoon into muffin tins with liners filling halfway and bake for 18-21 minutes until a toothpick can be inserted and come out clean.

Remove from the oven and let cool completely.

While the cupcakes cool, make the icing by adding butter to a bowl and beating with an electric mixer at medium speed until creamy.

Slowly add in confectioner’s sugar a little at a time until all has been added.

Add peppermint extract and milk and continue to mix until the icing is smooth and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.

Top cupcakes with desired amount of frosting and sprinkle with crushed peppermint.

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