Sunday, November 27, 2016

Thanksgiving Series: Sweet Corn Cupcakes with Cranberry Sauce Filling and Pumpkin Pie Spice Cream Cheese Frosting


This Thanksgiving we went over to a friend's house who asked me to bring dessert.  I brought pumpkin pie, apple pie, and these cupcakes.  I made them last year as well, and they have been a bit finicky.  I'm going to write this out how I will make them next year, so hopefully they won't cause quite as many problems.

Ingredients for cupcakes:

  • 1.5 cups flour
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 tablespoons sour cream
  • 3/4 cups corn
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • cranberry sauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream butter and sugar in KichenAid mixer.  Add eggs and vanilla extract.  In a blender puree corn and sour cream.  Add corn mixture to butter mixture.  Slowly add dry ingredients, a little at time, until just combined.  Spoon the batter into muffin tin, about 1/3 full.  Add a dollop of cranberry sauce, then cover with thin layer of batter.  Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Ingredients for frosting:
  • 1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Beat the cream cheese and butter in KitchenAid mixer for 5 minutes on high, scraping down the sides about halfway through.  Add vanilla and pumpkin pie spice, then add powdered sugar a little at a time until fully incorporated.  Beat until fluffy on high, about 3 minutes.  

Once the cupcakes are cool, frost with the cream cheese frosting and top with glazed pecans.  

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