Best Sweet Potato Cupcakes With Cinnamon Frosting Recipes

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SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES WITH CINNAMON FROSTING



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These sweet cupcakes sneak a little vegetables in, too -- but are no less of a fall favorite. A tender, moist cake is topped with tangy cream cheese icing spiked with tons of cinnamon. The coziest cupcakes for the coziest season!

Provided by Erin Jeanne McDowell

Categories     dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 12 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup sweet potato puree
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 cups confectioners? sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon, plus more for finishing (optional)
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Pinch fine sea salt

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  • Make the cupcakes: In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt to combine. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the oil and brown sugar until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla and whisk until well combined. Add half of the flour mixture and mix to combine. Add the buttermilk and mix to combine. Add the remaining flour and mix to combine. Gently stir in the sweet potato puree.
  • Divide the batter among the prepared muffin pan, filling each liner just over 3/4 full. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
  • Make the frosting: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar and cinnamon and mix well to combine. Scrape the bowl well, then add the vanilla and salt and mix to combine.
  • Spread the frosting on top of the cooled cupcakes. Dust with more cinnamon, if desired, then serve.

SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES WITH TOASTED MARSHMALLOW FROSTING



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These spiced fall cupcakes are a riff on the classic Thanksgiving casserole. These days, I tend to like savory sweet potato dishes with the meal, but marshmallowy cupcakes make a terrific fall dessert! Store any leftover cupcakes in the refrigerator.

Provided by Doughgirl8

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Holiday Cake Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 21

½ cup butter, room temperature
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
½ cup milk, room temperature
⅓ cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
1 pinch salt
2 egg whites
3 tablespoons cold water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup marshmallow creme

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
  • Beat butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add room-temperature eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Blend in vanilla extract and sweet potatoes.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl. Add half the flour to the sweet potato mixture, stirring just until incorporated. Blend in the milk and the remaining flour mixture.
  • Scoop batter into prepared cupcake pan and bake in preheated oven until tops spring back when touched lightly with a finger and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool on rack.
  • To make frosting, combine white sugar, cream of tartar, a pinch of salt, egg whites, and cold water in a heatproof mixing bowl. Set the mixing bowl over a pan of simmering water and beat with an electric mixer until the mixture is very hot to the touch and stiff peaks have formed, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the bowl from the heat and beat 1 minute more. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and marshmallow creme and beat until combined.
  • To frost the cupcakes, fill a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip with frosting; pipe mini marshmallow-shaped dots all over the cupcakes. Alternatively, use a knife and frost them generously with lots of swoops and swirls.
  • Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
  • Arrange 3 or 4 cupcakes on a baking sheet and place them in the oven under the broiler. Toast until the frosting has started to brown, about 90 seconds (check every 20 seconds and rearrange the baking sheet, if necessary). Repeat with the remaining cupcakes until all are toasted.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.9 calories, Carbohydrate 48.8 g, Cholesterol 48.4 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 346.9 mg, Sugar 27 g

SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES, BROWN SUGAR CREAM CHEESE FROSTING, CANDIED PECANS



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 18 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 26

One 16-ounce can sweet potatoes
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows
Candied Pecans, recipe follows
One 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature
3 sticks butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup light brown sugar
6 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Nonstick cooking spray, for greasing
1 egg white
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 pound chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with 18 paper liners, set aside.
  • Make the sweet potato puree by processing the sweet potatoes in a food processor. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger and nutmeg.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and eggs. Add the dry ingredients. Whisk in the sweet potato puree. Fill each cupcake in the prepared pan three-quarters full of batter.
  • Bake until the tops spring back when touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool.
  • To assemble: Frost the cupcakes with the Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle with the Candied Pecans.
  • In a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese until creamy. Add the butter and beat until well incorporated. Add the light brown sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until well incorporated. Add the vanilla extract and beat until combined.
  • Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Beat the egg white in a bowl until frothy; whisk 4 teaspoons water and the vanilla extract into the egg. Stir the sugar, cinnamon and salt into the egg mixture. Add the chopped pecans, stir to coat completely. Spread the pecans onto the baking sheet. Bake the pecans, stirring about every 20 minutes, until the coating forms a glaze, about 1 hour. Allow to cool on the baking sheet.

SNICKERDOODLE CUPCAKES WITH CINNAMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING



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These cupcakes have a good amount of that cinnamon-sugar flavor that is so sought after in the famous cookie form. They are good both with, and without, the frosting!

Provided by Kim

Categories     Cupcakes

Time 1h55m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 ⅓ cups white sugar, divided
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon cream of tartar
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons heavy cream

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 18 cupcake cups with liners.
  • Mix together 1/3 cup sugar and cinnamon for cupcakes in a small bowl. Set aside.
  • Whisk together flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, salt, and baking soda in another bowl until combined.
  • Cream together butter and 1 cup sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add in egg and vanilla and mix an additional 2 minutes. Pour in half of the flour mixture and mix until just combined. Pour in buttermilk and mix until just combined. Add in remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined.
  • Place 1 tablespoon of batter in the bottom of each cupcake liner. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon-sugar over the batter. Add another heaped 1 tablespoon of batter on top. Sprinkle with an additional 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar mixture. Repeat layering in each cupcake liner.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes spring back lightly when touched, 24 to 28 minutes. Allow to cool for several minutes in the pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • For the frosting: Beat butter on high speed until lightened in color, about 2 minutes. Add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Add in heavy cream and beat until frosting is light and fluffy, an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Frost cooled cupcakes as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 353.5 calories, Carbohydrate 48.7 g, Cholesterol 56.1 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 147.8 mg

SWEET POTATO CUPCAKES



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Super easy, delicious little cupcakes that are great during the Holiday Season or anytime! Got this out of a Better Homes & Gardens.

Provided by Rachel Marie

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 24 cupcakes, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 (17 1/4 ounce) can sweet potatoes, mashed (unsweetened)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 -3 cups cream cheese frosting (1 recipe)
finely shredded orange peel

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F Line twenty four 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups. Set aside.
  • In medium bowl stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • In large mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 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 (batter will be thick).
  • Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Bake about 20 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool in pan on wire rack for 1 minute. Remove from pan a cool completely.
  • Place Cream Cheese Frosting in large resealable plastic bag. Cut a 1/4-inch opening in one corner of bag. Pipe frosting on top of cupcakes. Sprinkle with orange peel.
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: In large mixing bowl beat one 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened, and 2/3 cup butter, softened, with electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add 2 tablespoons bourbon or milk and beat until combined. Beat in 8 cups powdered sugar, about 1/2 cup at a time, until smooth and of good piping consistency. (Makes 4 1/3 cups).

SWEET POTATO CAKE WITH MAPLE FROSTING



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This sweet potato cake serves 15 and is filled with the best flavors of fall: cinnamon, nutmeg and maple.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 cups mashed cooked dark-orange sweet potatoes (2 medium)
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons maple flavor
3 to 4 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until blended. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
  • Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
  • In medium bowl, beat frosting ingredients, adding enough milk until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 420, Carbohydrate 71 g, Cholesterol 60 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 1 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 450 mg, Sugar 50 g, TransFat 1/2 g

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