HOLIDAY--Cranberry Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

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Cranberry Cupcakes with Maple-Cream Cheese Frosting

 

Recipe By :Gourmet, November, 1995

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Cakes & Frostings Thanksgiving/Christmas

 

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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CUPCAKES:

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

FROSTING:

1/4 cup cream cheese -- (2 oz) softened

1 tablespoon unsalted butter -- softened

2 teaspoons maple syrup

 

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

 

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

minutes.

 

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 after each addition.

 

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.

 

Make frosting while cupcakes are baking: In a bowl beat together frosting

ingredients until smooth and chill.

 

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

 

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 204 Calories; 12g Fat (52.4% calories

from fat); 3g Protein; 22g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 63mg Cholesterol;

83mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat

Milk; 2 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0