Cupcakes: Babycakes

By NicoleS

Ingredients

• Cupcake Batter Ingredients:
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup clover honey
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 (4-ounce) jar squash baby food
• 2 (4-ounce) jars apricots with apples & pears baby food
• Frosting Ingredients:
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a small mixing bowl add the baking soda, salt, baking powder and flour. Mix thoroughly with a fork and set aside. In a large mixing bowl add the eggs, honey, both sugars and butter. Mix until smooth using a hand mixer. Add the cinnamon and baby food. Mix until smooth. Using a rubber spatula fold in the pecans. Slowly add the flour mixture using a sifter and fold in until ingredients are evenly mixed.

Place 24 mini baking cups (2-inch, nonfoil) into each hole of the mini muffin pan. Place a 1-gallon resealable freezer bag into a bowl (for support) and pour the cupcake batter into the bag. Seal the bag and cut the tip off 1 of the bottom corners of the bag. Squeeze the batter into each baking cup, filling them only 3/4 of the way full. Place the mini muffin pan in the oven on the center rack. Bake for 12 minutes. (20 minutes for regular cupcakes)

Yields: 2 dozen regular cupcakes


Frosting:
In a small mixing bowl add the extracts, milk, cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar. Mix until smooth and creamy using a hand mixer. When the cupcakes are done baking remove each cupcake from the pan and place on a cooling rack. Place the cooling rack in the refrigerator for 5 to 7 minutes.

Once the cupcakes are cooled remove them from the refrigerator. Frost each cupcake by putting a generous dollop of frosting on the top with a spoon.