Blueberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Blueberry cupcakes with cream cheese in the cake and the frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cake flour + 4 Tablespoons
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2 egg whites
- ⅓ cup buttermilk
- 1¼ cups blueberries
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 pound powdered sugar 1 box
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese and butter until well blended.
- Add sugar, egg,egg whites and vanilla and blend until well blended.
- Stir flour, baking powder and salt together in medium bowl.
- Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately and beat between after each addition, scraping sides of bowl.
- After all ingredients are well blended, beat at medium speed for one minutes.
- Add blueberries and gently fold in.
- Fill muffin cups ⅔-3/4 full and bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes. Remove to wire rack when a finger touched lightly on top of cupcake does not leave an indentation.
- When completely cool, frost with cream cheese frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cream butter and cream cheese together until well blended.
- Stir in (or beat at medium speed of mixer) powdered sugar until well blended.
- Stir in vanilla.
Notes
Garnish with a couple fresh blueberries and small mint leaves to make them extra special.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 339kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 245mgPotassium: 64mgFiber: 1gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 510IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 0.3mg
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