Blackberry Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream
Blackberry Cupcakes are a soft and tender cupcake topped with a creamy blackberry buttercream, making them an elegant and flavorful dessert.
Servings 12
Calories 420kcal
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoon milk
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup seedless blackberry jam
For the Blackberry Buttercream
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 4 tablespoons crisco shortening
- ½ cup seedless blackberry jam
- 3-4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large glass measuring cup, mix together the vinegar, milk, and sour cream. Set aside.
- Mix dry ingredients (baking soda through flour) together in a small mixing bowl and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla extract.
- Add the flour mixture alternately with the mlk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in ½ cup blackberry jam.
- Scoop about ⅓ cup of batter into 12 paper lined cupcake cups. Distribute evenly any remaining batter (there won't be much if any).
- Bake for 20-23 minutes, until cake tester inserted into center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool completely.
- To make frosting cream together butter and shortening. Add 3 cups of powdered sugar and blend well. Blend in seedless blackberry jam. Blend in vanilla extract and more powdered sugar if needed. Frost cooled cupcakes with buttercream.
Nutrition
Calories: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 175mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 327IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg | Net Carbohydrates: 70g
