You get a double dose of maple in these Maple Cupcakes:  Maple cake and maple frosting!

Maple Cupcakes

I am one of those people who loves their maple syrup.  I used to only buy the light stuff because of my weird, deathly fear of consuming too many calories.  But I’ve learned that using a smaller amount of the good stuff- PURE maple syrup- makes recipes taste all that much better.  That true maple flavor really comes through.  Because you do realize, of course, that those store brand kinds of maple syrup don’t really have much maple in them at all, don’t you?  That’s kind of icky when you consider what they probably have to add to the “syrup” to make it taste like maple syrup.  Yuck.

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These cupcakes are beautifully maple through and through.  They start with a tender maple cake and are topped with a maple frosting.

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I visited Vermont once in the fall.  The change of seasons colors were absolutely amazing.  The weather was crisp and cool.  I sampled maple candy and maple ice cream and a million other maple things.  I’m pretty sure that’s where I fell in love with 100% maple syrup, and I will forever associate maple with fall because of it.  So I’m going to have to say that these are the perfect fall cupcakes!  

I served these at a little end-of-summer bbq I hosted at my house, and the kids at the bbq gobbled the majority of these up before I could even serve dinner.  They were that good!

Maple Cupcakes
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Maple Cupcakes

In this you get a double dose of maple with maple cupcakes and maple frosting!
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Cooling Time: 30 minutes
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes (1 per serving)
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Ingredients

CUPCAKES

FROSTING

Instructions 

CUPCAKES

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners.
  • Beat the first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. In a small bowl stir together the milk and maple syrup. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture; mix after each addition.
  • Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups. Bake 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in the pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

FROSTING

  • Use an electric mixer to beat the maple syrup and next 4 ingredients (syrup through salt) in a large bowl. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating just until blended (do not overbeat).
  • Spread the frosting over the cupcakes.

Notes

  • Double the frosting recipe if you want a generous smudge of frosting on each cupcake!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving, Calories: 254kcal, Carbohydrates: 44g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 49mg, Sodium: 133mg, Potassium: 63mg, Fiber: 0.4g, Sugar: 33g, Vitamin A: 257IU, Calcium: 52mg, Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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16 Comments

  1. Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures says:

    I am a huge fan of maple syrup! These look delicious! Maple candy sounds amazing too!

  2. Averie @ Averie Cooks says:

    Dessert before dinner, I love when that happens! I need to come to one of your BBQs 🙂 These look awesome!

  3. Emily @ Life on Food says:

    My husbands family makes maple syrup and we always have some on hand. Loving these cupcakes. And that little peak of frosting on each one.

  4. Millie | Add A Little says:

    What’s not to love about these! Is it bad that I want to add a little sprinkle of bacon to the top?!

  5. Karly says:

    Love these cupcakes. I’m a big maple fan too!

  6. DessertForTwo says:

    Maple everything! I love it!

  7. Aimee @ ShugarySweets says:

    I love maple desserts. These cupcakes have all the tell tale signs of something I would devour in seconds!!! YUM

  8. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says:

    I would rather have a small portion of something that is made with the real deal than get the “lite” version and not get the full flavor. Also we sometimes get a false sense of security eating lo-fat or lite and we eventually consume more. Not a good thing. The cupcakes really look great and I bet they taste great too.

  9. Erin | The Law Student's Wife says:

    Ever since making the switch to real-deal maple syrup, I can never go back! I love that these cupcakes have maple going in both the cake and the frosting. It’s one of my favorite fall flavors!

  10. Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says:

    Growing up, we used to tap our backyard maple trees and make our own syrup! So naturally, I only use the good stuff…plus, you know? Being a Canadian means you naturally consume quality maple syrup!! Definitely need these cupcakes in my life. They look great!