Double Maple Cupcakes

Name: Double Maple Cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 12 Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 5 tablespoons butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon imitation maple flavor; 2 large eggs; 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup 1% low-fat milk; 1/4 cup maple syrup; 3 tablespoons maple syrup; 2 tablespoons butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon imitation maple flavor; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar

Submitted by TeksGlutes

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 16
Yields:: 12 Cupcakes

ingredients

Cupcakes
¹⁄₂ cup granulated sugar
5 tablespoons butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₂ teaspoon imitation maple flavor
2 large eggs
1 ¹⁄₄ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons baking powder
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ cup 1% low-fat milk
¹⁄₄ cup maple syrup
Frosting
3 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₂ teaspoon imitation maple flavor
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
1 ³⁄₄ cups powdered sugar

directions

Preheat oven to 350°.
To prepare cupcakes, beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 5 minutes). Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Combine milk and 1/4 cup maple syrup. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition.
Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups lined with paper liners. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.
To prepare the frosting, beat 3 tablespoons maple syrup and next 4 ingredients (syrup through 1/8 teaspoon salt) at medium speed of a mixer 1 minute. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating just until blended (do not overbeat). Spread the frosting over cupcakes.

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