Almond Cupcakes with Blueberry Tequila Filling, Topped with Marzipan and Acai Berry Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Almond Cupcakes with Blueberry Tequila Filling, Topped with Marzipan and Acai Berry Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 59 milliliters acai berry syrup; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 59 milliliters thinly sliced almonds, for garnish; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 118 milliliters blueberry jam; 118 milliliters canola oil; 510 grams cream cheese; 2 eggs; 552 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 1 teaspoons key lime juice; 198 grams marzipan; 2 liters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons fine salt; 1 Tbsp tequila; 113 grams unsalted butter, room temperature; 355 milliliters white sugar; 118 milliliters whole milk

The recipe Almond Cupcakes with Blueberry Tequila Filling, Topped with Marzipan and Acai Berry Cream Cheese Frosting could satisfy your American craving in around 50 minutes. One serving contains 721 calories, 6g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe serves 18. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of acai berry syrup, butter, heavy cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a regular-size cupcake pan with 18 cupcake liners.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Liners

Muffin Tray

Oven

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer with a paddle attachment, add the sifted dry ingredients and mix on low speed for 30 seconds. Slowly add the oil until fine crumbs are formed.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Add the eggs, heavy cream, milk, and almond extract and mix on low speed for 1 minute. Stop and scrape the bowl and paddle, and then mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.

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Almond Extract

Heavy Cream

Egg

Milk

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Bowl

Fill the cupcake liners three-quarters full with batter and bake until baked through, about 20 minutes. Do not open the oven during this time. Cool the cupcakes completely after baking.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Liners

Oven

Roll out the marzipan evenly to 1/8-inch thickness.

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Marzipan

Roll

Cut out 12 (2 1/2-inch) round disks using a cookie cutter.

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Cookie Cutter

To assemble, core each cupcake with an apple corer to create a pocket for the filling.

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Cupcakes

Apple

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Apple Corer

Put the Blueberry Tequila Filling into a pastry bag and cut 1/2-inch off the tip. Fill each cupcake with the filling.

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Blueberries

Cupcakes

Tequila

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Pastry Bag

Place 1 marzipan disk on top of each cupcake.

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Marzipan

Cupcakes

Put the Acai Berry Cream Cheese Frosting into a pastry bag and cut 1/2-inch off the tip. Pipe the frosting on top of the marzipan disk in a circular motion.

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Cream Cheese Frosting

Frosting

Marzipan

Berries

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Pastry Bag

Garnish with thinly sliced almonds on top and serve.

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Sliced Almonds

Mix all the ingredients in a mixing bowl until combined.

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Mixing Bowl

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and cream cheese. Slowly add the powdered sugar and mix until combined.

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Powdered Sugar