Georgia Peach Cupcakes
 
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 24
Ingredients
  • Peach Filling:
  • 3 small peaches or 2 large peaches (you can use frozen peach slices if peaches are not in season)
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon, more to taste
  • Cupcakes:
  • 1½ sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1½ cup granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1⅓ cups whole milk
  • Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups powdered sugar (add another cup of sugar for a thicker, sweeter frosting)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon (more or less to taste)
Instructions
  1. Cupcakes:
  2. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees (F).
  3. Peel and dice the peaches into small pieces. Place the diced peaches in a bowl and toss them with about a ½ teaspoon cinnamon (or more to taste). Set aside.
  4. For the cupcake batter, cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until combined. Add the baking soda, baking powder, vanilla, and salt and mix for about a minute, on medium high, until creamy (be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl once or twice, to ensure everything is getting worked in). Then add the milk and flour, alternating between the two ingredients (to avoid lumps) until the batter is smooth and everything is well combined.
  5. Scoop two heaping tablespoons of batter into your paper-lined cupcake tins so they’re about ⅔ of the way full. Spoon a heaping teaspoon of the peach mixture into the center of each cupcake tin, and slightly press the peaches into the batter with the back of the spoon. Top with one more tablespoon of batter.
  6. Bake for about 22-25 minutes, until the cake is golden brown and set (it will bounce back when you gently press your finger into a cupcake). Allow cupcakes to cool completely.
  7. Frosting:
  8. Using an electric mixer, whip the butter and cream cheese until combined and creamy. Then add the powdered sugar one cup at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions (to make sure everything is getting incorporated). Mix in the cinnamon and vanilla.
  9. Once the cupcakes are cool, use a rubber spatula or a pastry bag to add the frosting.
  10. NOTE: We didn't have the time, but the cupcakes would be really cute topped with a peach slice.
Recipe by Healthy Recipe Ecstasy at https://www.healthyrecipeecstasy.com/georgia-peach-cupcakes-savannah-wedding/