Making The Cupcakes

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1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the muffin pan with cupcake liners.
2. Rinse and dry the raspberries well. Remove 14 of your raspberries (about a 1/2 cup) for decorating the cupcakes and set aside. Cut the remaining raspberries (about 4 ounces or 1 cup) into small pieces. Put the raspberries in a small bowl and add 2 teaspoons of flour. Stir the raspberries and flour, then set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, add 1 1/4 cups flour, the baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix all dry ingredients together until well sifted.
4. In a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer beat the eggs. Add the white granulated sugar, oil, yogurt, and vanilla and mix on medium until well combined.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold the floured raspberry pieces into your batter using a silicone spatula.
6. Fill each cupcake liner about three-quarters full. Bake for 17 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into a cupcake. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack.

Making The Frosting

1. Cream two sticks of butter on medium speed for 4 to 5 minutes with a stand mixer or hand mixer.
2. Cut the cream cheese into chunks and cream with the butter for 2 to 3 minutes on medium speed until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
3. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing first on low speed, then on medium until well mixed. Scraping down the sides of the bowl each time before you add more sugar. Once fully mixed add 2 teaspoons of vanilla and mix for 1 minute more.

Frosting the cupcakes

1. Fill a frosting bag or strong zip-top bag with frosting and snip the corner of the bag. In the center of the cupcake, build a little mountain of frosting about 1 inch high, working in circles. Next move to the outer edge of the cupcake continuing to swirl in circles.
2. Slowly swirl up the inside frosting to twist the frosting so that it looks like the top of an ice cream cone. Top each cupcake with a fresh raspberry and enjoy!