Description
Sweet honey whispers through delicate peach cream cheese cupcakes, inviting dessert enthusiasts on a delightful culinary journey. Balanced flavors and silky textures promise pure indulgence you’ll savor with each tender, elegant bite.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup diced peaches
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup honey
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350F and prepare a cupcake tin with paper liners.
- Combine flour, leavening agents, and salt in a mixing bowl, whisking thoroughly to distribute ingredients evenly.
- Cream butter and sugar until the mixture becomes light and airy, creating a smooth base.
- Incorporate eggs, honey, and vanilla extract into the butter mixture, blending until fully integrated.
- Gradually introduce dry ingredients and buttermilk to the wet mixture, alternating between the two and mixing until just combined.
- Carefully fold diced peaches into the batter, ensuring even distribution without overmixing.
- Fill cupcake liners approximately two-thirds full with the prepared batter.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes, checking doneness with a toothpick that should emerge clean when inserted into the center of a cupcake.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack, which prevents soggy bottoms.
- Prepare frosting by whipping cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy.
- Gradually add powdered sugar, vanilla, and honey to the cream cheese mixture, beating until light and fluffy.
- Generously frost the cooled cupcakes, creating elegant swirls or peaks with a piping bag or offset spatula.
Notes
- Adjust honey quantity based on peach sweetness to maintain perfect balance of flavors.
- Use room temperature ingredients for smoother batter and more consistent cupcake texture.
- Fresh peaches work best, but frozen can be substituted after thorough thawing and pat drying to prevent excess moisture.
- Reduce buttermilk slightly if using very juicy peaches to prevent soggy cupcake bottoms.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 182 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 121 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 24 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg