Sunday, May 1, 2011

Recipe request

OK! So I've had some requests for the "infamous cupcake" recipe so here it is with some pictures!

Blueberry Cupcake:
-1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter; at room temp.
-1 cup granulated sugar
-2 large eggs
-1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
-1 teaspoon baking powder
-1/2 teaspoon salt
-1/3 cup of milk
-2 teaspoons vanilla extract
-1 1/2 cups blueberries (fresh or frozen)

  1.Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease or insert liner into a medium cupcake pan
  2. Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time and beat well
  3.In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder and salt.
  4.Beat portions of the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture alternating with the milk. Mix until well combined. Fold in the blueberries and vanilla.
  5. Fill cupcake liners 1/2 to 3/4 full with batter. Bake for 20-25 min or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool cupcakes before frosting.

Maple Cream Cheese Frosting:
-One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temp.
-6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room temp
-3 cups confectioners sugar
-1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
-3 tablespoons of maple syrup

  1.Cream together the cream cheese and butter until smooth
  2.Slowly sift in confectioners' sugar and continue beating. Mix until all lumps are gone.
  3.Add the vanilla and maple syrup until fully integrated

After frosting the cupcakes drizzle honey on top and if desired add fresh blueberries for garnish. I prefer to use fresh blueberries in the cupcake because frozen ones always make my batter turn blue-ish. If you don't like maple syrup simply don't add it. It taste good with a plain cream cheese frosting. I hope you all enjoy them!





1 comment:

  1. I am totally going to try these one day! They sound so yummy. For some reason, I never thought to make Blueberry Cupcakes! lol!

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