Looking for a change-of-pace cupcake? Try these marvelous treats featuring the great flavor of maple!
Maple Cornmeal Cupcakes with Maple-Butter Frosting
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 45 min
- Servings 18
- Ingredients 14
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon maple flavor
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup milk
Frosting
- 4 cups (1 lb) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
- 2 teaspoons maple flavor
- 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
Garnish
- Maple leaf candies, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups. In medium bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt; set aside.
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Step2In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Beat in 1 teaspoon maple flavor and the eggs. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and 3/4 cup milk, about half at a time, beating just until blended.
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Step3Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each with about 3 tablespoons batter or until about two-thirds full.
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Step4Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step5In medium bowl, beat frosting ingredients, adding enough milk, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cupcakes. Garnish each with maple leaf candy.
Nutrition
280
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
50g
Total Carbohydrate
38g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 22%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 14%
- Sodium
- 180mg
- 7%
- Potassium
- 50mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 50g
- 17%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 38g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 6%
- 6%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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