Hottie Biscotti » Cupcakes http://www.hottie-biscotti.com/blog As for butter versus margarine, I trust cows more than chemists. ~Joan Gussow Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:02:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Spice Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting http://www.hottie-biscotti.com/blog/2009/12/11/spice-cupcakes-with-maple-cream-cheese-frosting/ http://www.hottie-biscotti.com/blog/2009/12/11/spice-cupcakes-with-maple-cream-cheese-frosting/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:29:44 +0000 CarrieZ http://www.hottie-biscotti.com/blog/?p=2613 These cute little cupcakes were for a December birthday lunch at work.  I really over-committed myself this week.  We attended Ben’s office party on Tuesday night, I volunteered to make a dessert for the birthday lunch, I’m bringing Swedish meatballs and a very time consuming little cookie to a Christmas party tonight, and I’m hosting a cookie swap tomorrow that I have yet to bake cookies for.  Yikes!  Needless to say, I did not want to make something complicated or too terribly time-consuming.  So, I made spice cupcakes…from a box! 

I wasn’t lazy enough to use canned frosting, so I made a basic cream cheese frosting and added a few tablespoons of maple syrup.  It was a bit of a stretch for me as a recipe follower, but it turned out to be a nice frosting for the spice cupcakes. 

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Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese
  • 2-3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons maple syrup
  1. Cream together butter and cream cheese.
  2. Mix in powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time until it is a bit thicker than your desired consistency.
  3. Add maple syrup and beat until smooth.
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