Blueberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

By srumbel

Blueberry cupcakes with cream cheese in the cake and the frosting.
from biscuitsandburlap.com

Ingredients

• 2 2 4 cups cake flour + 4 Tablespoons
• 2 2 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 4 4 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 1 1 cup sugar
• 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1 1 egg
• 2 2 2 egg whites
• 1/3 1/3 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1-1/4 1-1/4 1-1/4 cups blueberries
• Cream Cheese Frosting
• 8 8 8 ounces cream cheese softened
• 1/4 1/4 1/4 cup butter softened
• 1 1 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1 1 pound powdered sugar 1 box

Preparation

Step 1

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 2/3-3/4 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.


Servings: 18 cupcakes