Cranberry Vanilla Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

• Produce

  • 2 cups Cranberries

• Refrigerated

  • 5 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tsp Corn starch
  • 3 cups Granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups Icing sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 3 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 1 1 cup milk
  • 2 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1/3 cup Milk

• Liquids

  • 1/2 cup Water

• Other

  • ¾ cup chopped white chocolate or chips

Found on thereciperebel.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1½ cup (3 sticks) butter, softened
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 5 eggs
• 1 cup milk (1%, whole milk, buttermilk -- I use 1%)
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ cup sugar
• ½ cup water
• 2 cups cranberries (I used frozen, but fresh would also work)
• ½ tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp corn starch
• 2 tsp water
• ¾ cup chopped white chocolate or chips
• 2 tablespoons milk (or cream)
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 3 cups icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line about 30 muffin cups with paper liners.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter and sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, and beat until combined. Add milk and vanilla and beat until combined.
• Add flour, baking powder, and salt and beat just until smooth.
• Fill muffin cups about ⅔-3/4 full. Bake for 17-19 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean or with moist crumbs.
• Set aside to cool.
• In a medium pot, combine sugar, water, cranberries and vanilla. Bring to a simmer and cook 3-5 minutes, until cranberries start to soften and burst.
• Combine corn starch and water in a small bowl and slowly add to the cranberries, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• Combine white chocolate and milk in a medium bowl or measuring cup and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir until smooth, putting back in the microwave for 15-30 seconds if necessary. Set aside to cool briefly.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter until smooth and fluffy.
• Add chocolate, icing sugar and vanilla and beat on low for 1-2 minutes until the sugar is incorporated. Beat on medium-high for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy. Set aside.
• Using a sharp knife, cut a small hole into the top of each cupcake, making sure not to cut through the bottom or any of the sides. Set cake pieces aside for another use (theyre great for trifle, or just for munching!)
• Spoon about 1 tsp of filling into the top of each cupcake.
• Spread or pipe frosting on top of cupcake, completely covering the filling. If desired, garnish with additional cranberries and colored sprinkles or sugar.
• Refrigerate if not serving for quite a while. Remove from the fridge 20 minutes before serving to allow the frosting to soften slightly, as it firms up quite a bit in the fridge.