Sunday, October 10, 2010

Fall in love with these cupcakes


Above are pumpkin spiced cupcakes with a maple cream cheese frosting. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving in Tally so I can introduce this delicious dessert.

3 comments:

  1. what flavor are these? gimme that recipe!

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  2. 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for greasing pans
    1 cup firmly packed dark-brown sugar
    1/3 cup granulated sugar
    2 cups cake flour
    2 teaspoons baking powder
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1 teaspoon ground ginger
    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
    2 large eggs
    1/2 cup buttermilk mixed with 1 teaspoon vanilla
    1 1/4 cups canned solid-pack pumpkin

    Frosting
    Two (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
    1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
    2 cups confectioners’ sugar
    1/4 cup pure maple syrup

    Make the cupcakes:
    1. Preheat the oven to 350° (175°C). Line a cupcake pan with 18 liners.

    2. In a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugars on medium speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and pepper into a medium bowl.

    3. Add the eggs 1 at a time to the mixer, scraping down the sides after each addition. Alternate adding the flour and milk mixtures, beginning and ending with the flour. Beat in the pumpkin until smooth. Scoop the batter among the cupcake liners — you’re looking to get them 3/4 full. Rap the filled pans once on the counter to release any air bubbles. Bake the cakes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes. Cool the cupcakes on racks completely.

    Make the frosting:
    In a stand mixer beat all the ingredients on medium until fluffy. To assemble the cake, frost the top of one cake, place the other cake on top. Frost the sides and top, swirling decoratively. Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes to set up frosting.


    This will make about a little under 2 dozen cupcakes (:

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  3. wow. gorgeous. I just had an amaretto cupcake today. Um, best cupcake I have ever had. There were Nutella, banana frosting ones too. Wtf.

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