Out-Of-This World Cajeta-Filled Cupcakes

Name: Out-Of-This World Cajeta-Filled Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 larges eggs, at room temperature; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting pan; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 710 milliliters powdered sugar; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 2 Tbsps Mexican crema or sour cream, plus extra as needed; 118 milliliters unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus extra for greasing pan; 237 milliliters unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 118 milliliters whole milk; 59 milliliters cajeta* (See Cooks Note)

Out-Of-This World Cajeta-Filled Cupcakes might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 25g of fat, and a total of 448 calories. It works best as a dessert, and is done in roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of flour, salt, cream, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Oven

Butter and flour a 12-cup muffin pan, or use paper liners. In a large bowl, combine the flour baking powder, and 3/4 teaspoon salt.

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Baking Powder

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Muffin Tray

Bowl

In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time then beat in the vanilla extract. With mixer on low, beat in the flour mixture in 2 parts, alternating with milk.

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Vanilla Extract

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Milk

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Hand Mixer

Blender

Bowl

Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups.

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Muffin Liners

Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

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Cupcakes

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Toothpicks

Oven

Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.

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Frying Pan

Remove the cupcakes from the pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Cupcakes

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan

Using a paring knife, cut a 1-inch-deep piece from the top of each cupcake. Save the cut pieces. Fill each hole with 1 teaspoon of cajeta and replace the cut out pieces. Frost the cupcakes with Mexican Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.

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Cupcakes

Frosting

Vanilla

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Knife

Using an electric mixer on low speed, beat the butter and sugar until smooth.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add the salt, vanilla extract and crema. Increase the speed to high and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes, adding extra Mexican crema, as needed, to make the frosting spreadable.

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Vanilla Extract

Mexican Crema