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Almond Cupcakes With Cherry Almond Cream Cheese Frosting
Moist almond cupcakes with cherry cream cheese frosting. From Little Cakes from the Whimsical Bakehouse, by Kay Hansen & Liv Hansen)
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 162 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 8 ounces almond paste
- 4 ounces unsalted butter
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoons rum
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour for gluten-free, substitute Jeanne's GF flour mix
- 1/3 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Line a tin with 12 cupcake liners. Preheat oven to 350*
- Have all ingredients at room temperature
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat at medium speed until crumbly, sugar and almond paste.
- Add butter and mix until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time and beat on medium speed until well creamed.
- Add rum and almond extracts.
- Mix dry ingredients together and add to the butter mixture at low speed, just until combined.
- Do not over mix!
- Fill 3/4's full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. the tops should spring back when lightly pressed. Let cool a few minutes and then finish cooling on a wire rack.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cupcake
Calories
162kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
58mg
(2%)
Potassium
91mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
61IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.02mg
(0%)
Calcium
44mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 162
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cupcake | |
| Calories | 162kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 58mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 91mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 61IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 44mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.