Receta pear cupcakes with maple cinnamon frosting
A luscious little cake with a delicious maple frosting.
Ingredientes
- Makes 24 cupcakes
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- Pinch of salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 small or 2 large ripe pears, peeled and chopped into small pieces.
- A sprinkling of flour
- Frosting
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 cups confectionerâs sugar (sifted)
Direcciones
- Heat the oven to 350F
- Line the cupcake pans with paper liners.
- If possible have your ingredients at room temperature.
- Cream the butter and sugar until really light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time and scrape down the bowl after each addition.
- Add the sour cream and combine thoroughly.
- Place the flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda and baking powder together in a bowl.
- Place the chopped pears in another bowl and toss with a sprinkling of flour.
- Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and gently combine. Do not over mix.
- Add the pears and fold in gently.
- Fill the cupcake liners and bake for approx 20 - 30 minutes. Start checking after 20 minutes. The cupcakes are ready when they are risen and golden and bounce back on the top when gently pressed down.
- Remove from the oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes, then transfer to a baking rack. Cool thoroughly before frosting.
- Frosting.
- Itâs important for the butter and cream cheese to be soft otherwise youâll have lumpy frosting!
- Mix the butter and the cream cheese together. Add the maple syrup, cinnamon and sugar and beat until smooth.
- Frost the cupcakes, dust with a sprinkling of cinnamon and enjoy with a cup of tea
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving | %DV |
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Serving Size 95g | |
Recipe makes 24 servings | |
Calories 310 | |
Calories from Fat 146 | 47% |
Total Fat 16.63g | 21% |
Saturated Fat 9.89g | 40% |
Trans Fat 0.0g | |
Cholesterol 74mg | 25% |
Sodium 164mg | 7% |
Potassium 81mg | 2% |
Total Carbs 37.97g | 10% |
Dietary Fiber 1.0g | 3% |
Sugars 24.03g | 16% |
Protein 3.53g | 6% |