CRANBERRY CUPCAKES WITH DULCE DE LECHE PECAN FROSTING

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A dulce de leche and cream cheese frosting rich with pecans is as innovative as it is easy, making these cranberry-flecked cupcakes unforgettable.

Categories     Cake     Berry     Fruit     Nut     Dessert     Bake     Christmas     Thanksgiving     Kid-Friendly     Quick & Easy     Cranberry     Pecan     Fall     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Small Plates

Yield Makes 1 dozen cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup whole milk
3/4 cup dried cranberries (3 oz), finely chopped
5 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup dulce de leche
1/2 cup pecans (2 oz), finely chopped, toasted, and cooled
Special Equipment
12 paper muffin-cup liners; a muffin pan with 12 (1/3- to 1/2-cup) muffin cups

Steps:

  • Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Put liners in muffin cups.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
  • Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture and milk alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing just until incorporated. Fold in cranberries.
  • Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake until pale golden and a wooden pick or skewer inserted into center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Turn cupcakes out onto a rack and cool 15 minutes. 3Meanwhile, beat cream cheese in a bowl with cleaned beaters until smooth, then add dulce de leche and a pinch of salt and beat until combined well. Stir in half of pecans.
  • Spread frosting generously on cooled cupcakes and sprinkle with remaining pecans.

The Klan Official
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I'm allergic to nuts, so I omitted the pecans from the frosting. The cupcakes were still delicious.


Rizpah Mwanawatia
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These cupcakes are the perfect size for a party. They're not too big and they're not too small.


A krishna Z patel
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I made these cupcakes for a bake sale and they sold out in minutes. Everyone loved them!


Pious Obuobi
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These cupcakes are so moist and flavorful. I love the combination of cranberries and pecans.


Emihle Dastile
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I've made these cupcakes several times and they're always a hit. They're my go-to recipe for holiday parties.


FRY CAROLINE
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These cupcakes were a disappointment. The cranberries were tart and the frosting was too sweet.


Martin Didier
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I'm not a baker, but these cupcakes were easy to make and they turned out great.


Yaa Pokuaa
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These cupcakes are a bit time-consuming to make, but they're worth the effort. They're so delicious!


Sharwan Sony
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I'm not a big fan of cranberries, but I loved these cupcakes. The frosting is what really makes them special.


m_M
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These cupcakes are the perfect holiday treat! They're festive and delicious.


Tebogo Moledi
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I followed the recipe exactly and the cupcakes turned out perfectly. They were so moist and flavorful.


Aya06 Ak
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The cupcakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but the frosting was delicious.


Elizabeth Walker
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These cupcakes are so easy to make and they taste amazing! I've already made them twice.


Bongumosa Dhlamini
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I made these cupcakes for my daughter's birthday party and they were a huge success! The kids loved them.


Teri Cortez
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The cupcakes were moist and fluffy, and the frosting was rich and creamy. I loved the combination of flavors.


Michael Green
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These cupcakes were a hit at my party! The cranberry flavor was perfectly complemented by the dulce de leche pecan frosting. I will definitely be making these again.