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Cherry Almond Cupcakes

URL: https://40aprons.com/cherry-almond-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-frosting/

Ingredients

The cupcakes

  • 1 cup soy milk or regular milk, no higher than 2%
  • 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • cup canola oil
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ tsp almond extract
  • 8 oz canned dark cherries, drained and torn in halves
  • 8 oz fresh sweet cherries, pitted and quartered

The frosting

  • 1 Tbsp stick butter, room temperature
  • 1 Tbsp cream cheese, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp almond extract
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp skin-on slivered almonds (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  2. Whisk the soy milk and vinegar together and set aside to curdle.
  3. In a large bowl, beat together the soy milk mixture, oil, sugar, vanilla, and almond extract.
  4. Sift in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, mixing until smooth.
  5. Fold in the cherries and fill the cupcake liners halfway.
  6. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
  7. For the frosting, cream together the butter and cream cheese, then add vanilla and beat again.
  8. Gradually add powdered sugar until the desired texture is reached.
  9. Frost the cooled cupcakes and dip them into slivered almonds for decoration.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
12
Calories
307
Total fat
9g
Total carbohydrates
56g
Total protein
2g
Sodium
173mg
Cholesterol
1mg

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