Description
These Honey Peach Cream Cheese Cupcakes are a delightful treat that combines the sweetness of honey with the freshness of peaches, all topped with a creamy cream cheese frosting.
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- Flour: 1 and 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour, sifted
- Baking Powder: 1 and 1/2 teaspoons
- Salt: 1/4 teaspoon
- Honey: 1/2 cup
- Butter: 1/2 cup, softened
- Sugar: 1/2 cup
- Eggs: 2 large, at room temperature
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon
- Peaches: 1 cup, finely diced (fresh or canned)
- Milk: 1/2 cup
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Cream Cheese: 8 ounces, softened
- Butter: 1/4 cup, softened
- Powdered Sugar: 3 cups, sifted
- Honey: 2 tablespoons
- Vanilla Extract: 1 teaspoon
- Peach Puree: 2 tablespoons (optional, for extra flavor)
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with liners.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar: In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients: Mix in honey, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Combine: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with milk.
- Fold in peaches: Gently fold in diced peaches.
- Bake: Fill cupcake liners with batter and bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Make frosting: In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, honey, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Decorate: Once cupcakes are cooled, frost them with the cream cheese frosting and top with peach puree if desired.
Notes
- You can use fresh or canned peaches for this recipe.
- Feel free to adjust the amount of honey in both the cupcakes and frosting to suit your taste preferences.
- For a stronger peach flavor, add more peach puree to the frosting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250 kcal
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg