Cranberry Apricot Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until fluffy, about 3 more minutes. Reduce the speed to low; add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated, about 1 minute. Add the sour cream and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 more minutes.
• Divide the batter among the muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about22 minutes. Let sit until cool enough to handle, then gently press the back of a small spoon into the center of each cupcake to make an indentation. Fill each indentation with a few teaspoons of cranberry sauce. Remove the cupcakes to a rack to cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the frosting: Beat the butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until combined, about 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to medium low; gradually add the remaining 2 cups confectioners' sugar and beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Increase the speed to medium high; beat in the cranberry sauce, vanilla and salt until combined. Spread the frosting on the cupcakes and top with dried cranberries.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 10 muffin cups with paper liners.
• In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, salt, and baking soda. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs and agave nectar. Stir the wet ingredients into the almond flour mixture with a large spoon until thoroughly combined, then fold in the cranberries and apricots.
• Scoop 1/4 cup of batter into each prepared muffin cup.
• Bake for 18 to 22 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached. Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for 1 hour, then frost and serve.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan. In large bowl, stir Bisquick mix, granulated sugar, oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract, eggs and yogurt until well blended. Stir in all remaining coffee cake ingredients until well blended. Pour into pan.
• Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 8-inch square pan with foil; spray foil with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat crust ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until mixture looks like coarse crumbs. Press in pan.
• Bake 28 to 30 minutes or until light golden brown. Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix filling ingredients.
• Remove partially baked crust from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Spread filling evenly over crust.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes longer or until mixture is set and appears glossy. Cool completely, about 45 minutes. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.

Steps:

• 1. Place your water, sugar and Apricots in a sauce pan. Bring to boil and simmer. while that is simmering use a potato masher to expel some of the juices out of your apricots. Cook until slightly thick. remove from heat and set aside to cool. After this cools it should be thick like apricot jam. (If it's too thick after cooling just add a little water). (You can use Apricot Jam)
• 2. Sift your flour, baking soda, Baking powder and salt. set aside
• 3. In your mixer, cream your butter and white sugar. Add 1 cup of your Apricot mixture (or jam). Whip until light and fluffy.
• 4. add your vanilla then your eggs one at a time. Whip that up real good. On low speed gradually add your flour, then your buttermilk just until blended
• 5. Whip up your egg whites until frothy adding a pinch of salt.
• 6. Using a cake spatula blend the egg whites into your batter.
• 7. Fill your cupcakes 3/4 full and bake at 350 degree for 12 to 15 minutes or until testing with a toothpick and it comes out clean.
• 8. Decorate using a frosting of your choice. Note: With the leftover Apricot filling place a tiny bit into the center of your cupcake using a paring knife to cut a slit and insert. Frost with whipped cream frosting

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Place sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs, then stir in milk. Sift in flour and baking powder; use a metal spoon to fold into the batter. Gently fold in frozen cranberries.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until well risen and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool. Do not ice until completely cooled.
• Beat butter in a bowl until fluffy. Sift in confectioners' sugar, then add lemon juice and zest; beat icing until smooth and creamy. Spread or pipe icing over the cupcakes.