FIG AND WHISKEY CUPCAKES
I just picked the last of the figs from the tree and decided to make some into cupcakes. After some experimentation, I came up with a rich, moist cupcake. The whiskey adds complementary flavor to strong spices such as cinnamon and clove and adds a lot of complexity.
Provided by Erin Brocklehurst
Categories Fig Desserts
Time 1h45m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Soak figs in whiskey in a bowl for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and cloves in a bowl.
- Blend white sugar, oil, and brown sugar together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer. Add egg and mix until creamy. Mix in buttermilk and vanilla extract. Reserve 1 tablespoon of fig mixture for frosting, and mix remainder into batter. Beat in flour mixture until just combined.
- Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Beat cream cheese and shortening together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar slowly, 1 cup at a time, until creamy. Add vanilla extract. Slowly drizzle in reserved fig mixture; mix frosting until combined.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 588.9 calories, Carbohydrate 80.8 g, Cholesterol 34.6 mg, Fat 26.1 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 4.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.5 g, Sodium 263.5 mg, Sugar 65.8 g
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