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Cranberry Cupcakes with Maple Cream-Cheese Frosting

3.0

(5)

Can be made in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 cupcakes

Ingredients

1/4 cup dried cranberries
6 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
a pinch freshly grated nutmeg
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg, beaten lightly
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk

For Frosting

1/4 cup (2 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
2 teaspoons pure maple syrup or honey

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F. and line six 1/2-cup muffin tins with paper liners.

    Step 2

    In a small heatproof bowl cover cranberries with boiling water and soak 5 minutes.

    Step 3

    While cranberries are soaking, into a bowl sift together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a pinch salt. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in egg, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Stir in flour mixture and milk alternately in several batches, beginning and ending with flour and stirring until smooth

    Step 4

    after each addition.

    Step 5

    Drain cranberries and pat dry. Chop cranberries fine and stir into batter. Divide batter among muffin tins and bake in middle of oven until a tester comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

  2. Making frosting while cupcakes are baking:

    Step 6

    In a bowl beat together frosting ingredients until smooth and chill.

  3. Step 7

    Turn cupcakes onto a rack and cool 10 minutes. Spread cupcakes with frosting.

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