Spice Cupcakes with Dates

Name: Spice Cupcakes with Dates
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters finely chopped dates; 2 eggs; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 118 milliliters finely chopped nuts; 237 milliliters quick-cooking oats; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 118 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters hot water

You can never have too many American recipes, so give Spice Cupcakes with Dates a try. This dessert has 249 calories, 3g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This dairy free recipe serves 16. If you have baking soda, sugar, shortening, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the oats and dates.

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Dates

Oats

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Bowl

Pour water over and let stand for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in another small bowl, beat shortening and sugars until crumbly, about 2 minutes.

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Shortening

Water

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Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

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Egg

Add oat mixture and vanilla; beat on low speed until blended.

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Vanilla

Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg; stir into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in nuts.

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Cinnamon

Clove

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Nuts

Salt

Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.

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Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost cupcakes.

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Cupcakes

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Servings:

1teaspoon

baking soda 237milliliters

packed brown sugar 237milliliters

finely chopped dates 2

eggs 296milliliters

all-purpose flour 1teaspoons

ground cinnamon 1teaspoons

ground cloves 0teaspoons

ground nutmeg 118milliliters

finely chopped nuts 237milliliters

quick-cooking oats 1teaspoons

salt 118milliliters

shortening 118milliliters

sugar 1teaspoon

vanilla extract 237milliliters

hot water

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cupcakes works really well with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. One wine you could try is NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry. It has 5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 19 dollars.

NV Johnson Estate Cream Sherry

Very aromatic with notes of hazelnut, vanilla, and a touch of oak followed by sweet raisins and a touch of yeast. Clean lasting finish. Good now but will reward those allow it to age"". A favorite pre-prandial beverage. Consider it with nuts before dinner as an aperitif, or after dinner with dessert, especially chocolates and fruit-based desserts. Also wonderful on cold afternoons, served with biscotti to dip in ""Italian-style"". "