Amaretto Dream Cupcakes

By SewingDragonfly

My notes - Made March 2010. The cupcakes had good flavor but were kind of dry. Next time try replacing butter with vegetable oil and maybe increasing it a little bit. Makes about 24 standard or 48 mini cupcakes.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup Amaretto
• 1/3 cup silvered almonds
• Frosting
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
• 2-3 tablespoons Amaretto

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Alternately add 1/3 of the flour and all of the buttermilk, then 1/3 of the flour and all of the Amaretto, beating well after each addition. Add remaining flour; mix until smooth. Stir in almonds.

Line regular or mini muffin cups with baking papers. Fill each 2/3 full. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pans for 5 minutes. Remove and cool completely.

For frosting - beat powdered sugar and butter in a small mixing bowl. Add 3 tablespoons cream and 2 tablespoons Amaretto; beat until smooth. Add remaining cream and Amaretto if needed to reach spreading consistency. Spread over cooled cupcakes.