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Pomegranate Cupcakes - White Cake with Pomegranate Buttercream
The best white cupcake with tangy, creamy pomegranate buttercream makes these pomegranate cupcakes perfect for a special occasion.
👥 24 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 45 min🔥 Cook: 15 min👤 Mary Younkin📖 chocolatewithgrace
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- whisk
- oven
- bowl
- pan
- saucepan
📝 Preparation Steps
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Cupcake Instructions
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Line muffin tins with 24 cupcake liner. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Whisk together the wet ingredients, the milk, egg white, almond and vanilla extract.
milk (room temperature)1 cup-4 tablespoons heavy cream or milk3vanilla extract2 teaspoons
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In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, mix together the cake flour, white sugar, baking powder and salt on low speed. Cut the butter into cubes and add to the mix. Beat on low until crumbly (about 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes.
baking powder4 teaspoonssalt1 teaspoonand 1/2 cups butter (softened)1butter (softened)1 cup
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Pour all but 1/2 cup of the wet ingredients into the dry. Beat on a medium speed for about 1 and 1/⏱️ 2 minutes. Add the remaining wet ingredients and beat for another ⏱️ 1 minute. Pour batter into the prepared pans filling them about 2/3 full.
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Bake in the preheated over for ⏱️ 14-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove from the pans to a wire rack and allow to cool completely.
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Frosting Instructions
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To make the frosting, pour 1 cup pomegranate juice into a small saucepan, simmer until reduced to about 1/4 cup of liquid. The juice will be very dark and syrupy. Let cool completely to room temperature
cup pomegranate juice1/2
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter on high speed until fluffy and white in color (about ⏱️ 2 minutes).
and 1/2 cups butter (softened)1butter (softened)1 cup
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Gently stir in the powdered sugar. Beat in the reduced pomegranate juice and enough of the milk or cream to make a smooth, fluffy frosting.
powdered sugar3 cupsmilk (room temperature)1 cup-4 tablespoons heavy cream or milk3
Nutrition Facts
calories
241 kcal
fat Content
8 g
serving Size
1 cupcake
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
31 g
sodium Content
254 mg
protein Content
3 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
22 mg
carbohydrate Content
40 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
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