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Sweet Potato cupcake with a caramel cream cheese frosting recipe
Author
Tammilee Tips
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients:
2
C
All Purpose Flour
2
teaspoon
Baking Powder
1
teaspoon
Ground Cinnamon
½
teaspoon
baking soda
¼
teaspoon
Salt
2
Unsalted Butter
room temp
1 ½
C
White Sugar
3
Eggs
room temp
1
Canned sweet potatoes
mashed
½
teaspoon
Vanilla Extract
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
8
ounce
Cream Cheese
room temp
⅔
C
Unsalted Butter
room temp
2
Tablespoon
Whole Milk
8
C
Confectioners Powdered Sugar
Instructions
Cupcake Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
-Mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
-With an electric mixer on medium to heat beat the for about 30 seconds.
-Add sugar and beat on high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
-Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low speed after each addition until combined.
-Add sweet potatoes and vanilla, beating until combined.
-Add flour mixture; beat until combined (batter will be thick).
-Scoop batter into cupcake paper liners until ¾ full.
-Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
-Allow to cool for 10 minutes while in the cupcake pan.
-Remove from the cupcake pan placing on a wire rack until completely cool.
Cream Cheese Frosting Directions:
-Beat butter and cream cheese on medium for about 30 seconds with an electric mixer.
-Pour in the milk beating until just combined.
-Add in powdered sugar, ½ cup at a time, until smooth.
-If too runny add more powdered sugar again ½ cup at a time.
-Scoop into a pastry bag with a large round tip to frost.
-Start on the outside edge of the cupcake working toward the center of the cupcake.