Spiced Maple Mustard Ginger Cupcakes Recipes

SPICED MAPLE & MUSTARD GINGER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Instructions
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line pan with cupcake liners.
• In a small bowl, whisk together Dijon mustard, buttermilk, and baking soda and set aside.
• Using an electric mixer fit with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, and molasses on high until fluffy.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, sift or vigorously whisk the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt to thoroughly combine. Set aside.
• When butter mixture is well blended, add the eggs one at a time, until incorporated.
• Fold the chopped dried fig into the butter and egg mixture. Alternate adding the mustard-buttermilk mixture and the flour mixture until everything is combined. Avoid over-mixing.
• Divide batter evenly among the prepared cupcake tins (about 1/4 cup per cupcake). Bake in the center of the middle rack of the oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each comes out with moist crumbs attached, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, and then remove from pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
• While cooling, make the frosting. In the bowl of the mixer fitted with the paddle, beat cream cheese, butter, maple syrup, fig jam, and dry mustard powder until soft and fluffy. Carefully incorporate powdered sugar in 3 additions, beating until combined. Adjust consistency with more syrup or sugar, if necessary. Set aside for assembly.
• Prepare garnish by heating butter, maple syrup, and dry mustard powder in a small sauce pan until bubbling. Drop in the fresh figs, stirring gently with a rubber spatula until figs are thoroughly coated and cooked for 1 minute. Lift figs out of syrup mixture and cool on a wire rack or parchment paper.
• To assemble, spread the buttercream evenly over tops of the cupcakes. Place the cupcakes in the refrigerator and chill until ready to serve. Prior to serving, decorate with the maple butter basted figs, cookies, and/or toasted yellow mustard seed "sprinkles." Serve and enjoy!

VERMONT MAPLE SPICE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pans with 18 paper baking cups. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter, shortening, and sugar until fluffy. Beat in eggs. Beat in sour cream and water. On low speed gradually add flour mixture and beat until smooth. Stir in nuts.
• Divide batter between baking cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Let cupcakes cool in pans for 10 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to cooling racks to cool completely.
• For the frosting: In a medium mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar. Add vanilla and maple syrup and beat until smooth and creamy.
• Frost cooled cupcakes with frosting and top each cupcake with a pecan half.