Brown Sugar-Pecan Cupcakes

Name: Brown Sugar-Pecan Cupcakes
Prep time: 54 min
Cook time: 54 min
Total time: 54 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 59 milliliters firmly packed light brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 118 milliliters buttermilk; 3 larges eggs, separated; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters granulated sugar, divided; 177 milliliters chopped pecans; 59 milliliters shortening; 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste

The recipe Brown Sugar-Pecan Cupcakes could satisfy your American craving in roughly 54 minutes. This recipe serves 32. This dessert has 97 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of baking soda, pecans, vanilla bean paste, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious.

Instructions

Bake pecans in a shallow pan at 350, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until toasted. Cool completely. Process 1/4 cup pecans in a food processor until finely chopped. Set aside.

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Pecans

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Food Processor

Oven

Frying Pan

Beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add 3/4 cup granulated sugar, beating well.

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Granulated Sugar

Shortening

Butter

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Hand Mixer

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla bean paste.

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Vanilla Paste

Egg Yolk

Combine flour and baking soda; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition.

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Baking Soda

Buttermilk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Beat egg whites at medium speed until soft peaks form; add remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold one-third of egg whites into batter; fold in remaining egg whites and 1/2 cup toasted pecans. Spoon batter into paper-lined muffin cups, filling two-thirds full.

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Granulated Sugar

Egg Whites