Indulge in a delightful culinary journey with these tantalizing sweet potato cupcakes, topped with a luscious maple buttercream frosting. These delectable treats are a harmonious blend of sweet and earthy flavors, providing a unique and unforgettable taste experience. Each cupcake is crafted with a moist and tender crumb, thanks to the natural sweetness of sweet potatoes, while the maple buttercream adds a velvety and decadent layer of richness. This recipe also offers variations, including a gluten-free option and a vegan version, ensuring that everyone can savor these delightful cupcakes.
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SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES
Sweet Potato Cupcakes are easy to make, makes the perfect tender cupcake, and is full of fall flavors! These cupcakes will be your new favorite fall treat!
Provided by Lisa
Categories Dessert
Time 24m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- In a small bowl whisk together buttermilk, sweet potato puree, and vanilla
- In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Using a stand mixer, mix sugar and butter until fluffy.
- Once butter and sugar are lighter in color and fully mixed, add each egg and the yolk, one at a time, into the butter mixture, letting each one fully mix into the batter before adding the next. Then add in oil and mix until fully combined.
- Fold in ½ of the flour and then fold in ½ of the sweet potato mixture to the batter. Then fold in remaining flour and then remaining buttermilk mixture.
- Scoop into lined cupcake tins. Bake for 14 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Once the cupcakes are done let them cool completely before frosting.
- Frost and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Carbohydrate 20 g, Protein 2 g, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 39 mg, Sodium 103 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 12 g, Calories 150 kcal, UnsaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 serving
SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES, BROWN SUGAR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING, CANDIED PECANS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with 18 paper liners, set aside.
- Make the sweet potato puree by processing the sweet potatoes in a food processor. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger and nutmeg.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs. Add the dry ingredients. Whisk in the sweet potato puree. Fill each cupcake in the prepared pan three-quarters full of batter.
- Bake until the tops spring back when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool.
- To assemble: Frost the cupcakes with the Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle with the Candied Pecans.
- In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add the butter and beat until well incorporated. Add the light brown sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until well incorporated. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Beat the egg white in a bowl until frothy; whisk 4 teaspoons water and the vanilla extract into the egg. Stir the sugar, cinnamon and salt into the egg mixture. Add the chopped pecans, stir to coat completely. Spread the pecans onto the baking sheet. Bake the pecans, stirring about every 20 minutes, until the coating forms a glaze, about 1 hour. Allow to cool on the baking sheet.
SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES WITH TOASTED MARSHMALLOW FROSTING
These spiced fall cupcakes are a riff on the classic Thanksgiving casserole. These days, I tend to like savory sweet potato dishes with the meal, but marshmallowy cupcakes make a terrific fall dessert! Store any leftover cupcakes in the refrigerator.
Provided by Doughgirl8
Categories Desserts Cakes Holiday Cake Recipes
Time 1h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
- Beat butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Blend in vanilla extract and sweet potatoes.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl. Add half the flour to the sweet potato mixture, stirring just until incorporated. Blend in the milk and the remaining flour mixture.
- Scoop batter into prepared cupcake pan and bake in preheated oven until tops spring back when touched lightly with a finger and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool on rack.
- To make frosting, combine white sugar, cream of tartar, a pinch of salt, egg whites, and cold water in a heatproof mixing bowl. Set the mixing bowl over a pan of simmering water and beat with an electric mixer until the mixture is very hot to the touch and stiff peaks have formed, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the bowl from the heat and beat 1 minute more. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and marshmallow creme and beat until combined.
- To frost the cupcakes, fill a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip with frosting; pipe mini marshmallow-shaped dots all over the cupcakes. Alternatively, use a knife and frost them generously with lots of swoops and swirls.
- Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
- Arrange 3 or 4 cupcakes on a baking sheet and place them in the oven under the broiler. Toast until the frosting has started to brown, about 90 seconds (check every 20 seconds and rearrange the baking sheet, if necessary). Repeat with the remaining cupcakes until all are toasted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.9 calories, Carbohydrate 48.8 g, Cholesterol 48.4 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 346.9 mg, Sugar 27 g
Tips:
- To ensure cupcakes are cooked evenly, use a toothpick to check the center. If it comes out clean, they are ready.
- For a richer flavor, toast the pecans before adding them to the batter. This can be done in a single layer on a baking sheet in a preheated 350°F oven for 5-7 minutes, or until fragrant.
- If you don't have maple extract, you can substitute vanilla extract. The flavor will be slightly different, but still delicious.
- To make the cupcakes gluten-free, use a gluten-free flour blend. Be sure to check the label to make sure it is a 1:1 flour blend, meaning it can be substituted directly for all-purpose flour.
- For a vegan version of the cupcakes, use a flax egg instead of a regular egg. To make a flax egg, simply combine 1 tablespoon of ground flaxseed with 3 tablespoons of water and let it sit for 5 minutes until it becomes gel-like.
Conclusion:
These sweet potato cupcakes with maple buttercream are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any occasion. With their moist and fluffy texture, sweet potato flavor, and decadent maple buttercream, they are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you are looking for a unique and flavorful cupcake recipe, give these sweet potato cupcakes a try. You won't be disappointed!
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