Spiced Almond Cupcake With Hazelnut Nutmeg Frosting

Yummy cupcakes, that taste like they came right from coffee shop pastery case!

Posted by Candice T.

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A yummy cupcake that I made, its sooo good! I know it looks like a lot of ingredients, but its super easy to make, and you probably already have most of it! I found the hazlenut syrup in the coffee aisle to sweeten your coffee! Its not the creamer but the actual syrup!

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You Will Need (12 things)

  • 3 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Allspice
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract for cupcakes
  • 1 Egg(s) whole egg
  • 4 oz Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup Butter for frosting
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract for frosting
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Butter

Steps (6 steps, 40 minutes)

  1. 1

    Sorry I didn't take pictures as I worked

    Allow your butter, egg and egg yolks get to room tempeture, about 30 min

    then line your 12 hole cupcake pan with cupcake liners

  2. 2

    In small bowl stir flour, baking powder, salt, allspice and cinnoman

    Preheat your oven to 350F

  3. 3

    Beat your butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds, add sugar and beat agan for a minute

    Remember to scrape the sides of your bowl

    add 1 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1 table spoon of Almond extract, egg and egg yolks

    Mix Mix Mix!

  4. 4

    Add your flour mixture to your egg mixture along with whipping cream.

    Mix some more, batter will be thick!

    Spoon into you muffin cups, I used my 1/4 cup for each liner

  5. 5

    Pop into the oven! Bake for 20 minutes

    mmm smells good right?

    Take out and let cool

  6. 6

    Now for the frosting, let your butter and cream cheese get to room temp, another 30 min

    Beat together in a large bowl

    Add 1 tsp vanilla, about 1 1/2 tsp nutmeg, and 3 or 4 tablespoons hazelnut syurup...you can add more to taste on the hazelnut

    Add 5 cups confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)

    Mix Mix Mix!

    Fill a pastery bag with the frosting, I just put it in a big ziploc bag and cut a whole in the corner, pipe onto fininished cooled off cupcakes!

    Done!