Description
Sweet summer memories bloom in these honey peach cream cheese cupcakes, blending delicate fruit with rich, creamy frosting. Delightful pastries invite you to savor each heavenly bite of Southern-inspired comfort.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups (354 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
Liquid and Dairy Ingredients:
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (113 g) cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon milk
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (340 g) peach preserves
- 1/4 cup (30 g) powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup diced fresh peaches
- 2 tablespoons honey for drizzle
- Sugar crystals for garnish
Instructions
- Warm the kitchen oven to 350°F and arrange cupcake liners in a muffin tin, ensuring even spacing.
- Combine flour, leavening agents, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, whisking until ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter and granulated sugar together until the mixture becomes pale and aerated, creating a fluffy texture.
- Incorporate eggs individually into the butter mixture, thoroughly blending after each addition. Fold in vanilla extract to enhance flavor profile.
- Gradually integrate the flour mixture and buttermilk into the creamed butter, alternating between dry and liquid ingredients. Mix gently to maintain a smooth batter consistency.
- Layer cupcake batter strategically: fill liners halfway, add a dollop of peach preserves, then cover with additional batter until liners reach three-quarters full.
- Transfer muffin tin to preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, monitoring until a toothpick emerges clean when inserted into cupcake centers.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack, ensuring proper temperature reduction before frosting.
- Whip cream cheese with powdered sugar and milk until achieving a silky, spreadable consistency.
- Generously frost cooled cupcakes, garnishing with fresh peach chunks, a golden honey drizzle, and delicate sugar crystals for an elegant finish.
Notes
- Perfectly soften cream cheese and butter at room temperature for smooth, lump-free frosting that spreads effortlessly.
- Gently fold ingredients to maintain air bubbles, ensuring light and fluffy cupcake texture that melts in your mouth.
- For gluten-free option, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, keeping the same measurements and texture.
- Reduce sugar content by using fresh ripe peaches and substituting honey with natural stevia for a lower-calorie dessert that doesn’t compromise flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 265
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 160 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 39 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg