King Cake Cupcakes

Name: King Cake Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 79 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 283 grams cream cheese, softened; 3 Tbsps half-and-half; 591 milliliters powdered sugar; 24 servings Purple, green and yellow coarse sparkling sugar; 432 grams box Betty yellow cake mix

King Cake Cupcakes might be just the Creole recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 24. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 251 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. A mixture of almond extract, butter, cream cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (325F for dark or nonstick pans).

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Oven

Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

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Cake Mix

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Muffin Liners

Bake and cool as directed on box for cupcakes.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

In medium bowl, mix 6 oz of the cream cheese and 3/4 cup of the powdered sugar until well blended and smooth. Spoon mixture into decorating bag fitted with 1/2-inch round tip. Poke hole in top of each cupcake with tip; pipe small amount of mixture into center of cupcake. Smooth top.

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Powdered Sugar

Cream Cheese

Cupcakes

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Bowl

In large bowl, beat remaining 4 oz cream cheese, 1/3 cup butter, remaining 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, the half-and-half and almond extract with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and spreadable. If necessary, stir in additional half-and-half, 1 teaspoon at a time. Frost cupcakes.

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Almond Extract