Maple Cornmeal Cupcakes with Maple-Butter Frosting

  • Prep 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 18

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon maple flavor
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup milk

Frosting

  • 4 cups (1 lb) powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 teaspoons maple flavor
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons milk

Garnish

  • Maple leaf candies, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 18 regular-size muffin cups. In medium bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt; set aside.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Beat in 1 teaspoon maple flavor and the eggs. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and 3/4 cup milk, about half at a time, beating just until blended.
  • 3
    Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each with about 3 tablespoons batter or until about two-thirds full.
  • 4
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 5
    In medium bowl, beat frosting ingredients, adding enough milk, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cupcakes. Garnish each with maple leaf candy.

  • If you can't find maple leaf candies, top each frosted cupcake with a pecan half for an easy garnish.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
280
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
7g
11%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
22%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
14%
Sodium
180mg
7%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
50g
17%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
38g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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