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French Toast Cupcakes

They really do taste like the French toast they are named after.

Posted by Xanthe Milton

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When I first invented these cakes my family simply couldn’t get enough of them. They really do taste like the French toast they are named after. I think they look cute with light brown icing and miniature gingerbread men sprinkled on top.

Makes 12.

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  • 110 g /4 oz Cream Cheese , room temperature
  • 110 g /4 oz Unsalted Butter , room temperature
  • For the icing :
  • 50 ml /2 fl oz Milk
  • 2 tsp Maple Syrup
  • 2 tsp Maple Syrup
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Large Egg(s)
  • 225 g /8 oz Granulated Sugar
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 110 g /4 oz Unsalted Butter
  • ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 ½ tbsp Baking Powder
  • 170 g / 6 oz Plain Flour
  • 450 g /1 lb Icing Sugar , sifted
  • ¼ tsp Cinnamon
  • Brown Food Coloring
  • Sprinkles To Decorate

Steps (7 steps, 40 minutes)

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Line a 12-hole nonstick muffin tray with paper cases.

  2. 2

    Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a bowl. Melt the butter and let it cool slightly.

  3. 3

    In a large bowl, whisk the sugar and eggs together, then add the melted butter. Mix the vanilla, maple syrup and milk in a separate bowl or jug.

  4. 4

    Now stir the flour mixture into the sugar, eggs and butter, followed by the milk mixture. Beat until everything is well combined.

  5. 5

    Divide the mixture between the paper cases so that each is about three-quarters full. Bake in the centre of the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Check with a skewer – it should come out clean if the cakes are cooked. Remove the cakes from the oven and place them on a wire rack to cool.

  6. 6

    Meanwhile, make the icing. Using an electric whisk, mix the butter and cream cheese. Add the icing sugar, a third at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add the cinnamon with the last of the icing sugar. Add a dot or two of food colouring if you like.

  7. 7

    Using a piping bag with a straightedged nozzle, pipe icing onto the cakes, working from the outside into a peak in the centre. Decorate with sprinkles – I like to use gingerbread men.