PEACHES AND CREAM CUPCAKES

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Light, peachy, and delicious. Refrigeration is a must.

Provided by Sue Fox Alvord

Categories Desserts Cakes Cupcake Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 18

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Ingredients

3 ½ cups pureed peaches
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
2 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups white sugar
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon peach extract
1 ½ cups buttermilk
½ cup pureed peaches
2 cups heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Combine pureed peaches and sugar for filling in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a slight boil.
Mix cornstarch and water together in a separate bowl until there are no lumps. Stir mixture into the pan. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook until thick and bubbly, about 1 minute. Let filling cool completely.
While filling cools, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl for cupcakes.
Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in eggs, vanilla extract, and peach extract until smooth. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture and stir until combined. Add buttermilk and 1/2 cup pureed peaches; stir until almost combined. Add remaining flour mixture and stir until all ingredients are mixed in.
Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 18 to 20 minutes. Cool in the tins for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool, about 20 minutes.
Remove a bit of the center of each cupcake using a cupcake corer; fill with cooled peach filling.
Beat whipping cream, pudding mix, and vanilla extract for frosting together using a wire whisk attachment until firm peaks form. Frost cooled cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247.4 calories, Carbohydrate 32.7 g, Cholesterol 53.5 mg, Fat 11.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 7.2 g, Sodium 169.3 mg, Sugar 20.8 g