Description
Delicious and moist blueberry cupcakes topped with a creamy blueberry cream cheese frosting, perfect for family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
- 1/4 cup fresh blueberries (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Stir in the milk and vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Gently fold in the fresh blueberries.
- Fill cupcake liners with batter and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- For the frosting, beat the cream cheese and butter together until smooth, then add powdered sugar and vanilla, mixing until combined.
- Fold in the additional blueberries for the frosting.
- Once the cupcakes are cool, frost them with the blueberry cream cheese frosting.
Notes
For lighter frosting, use half plain Greek yogurt and half cream cheese. If using frozen blueberries, toss them in flour before adding to the batter.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 260
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: blueberry cupcakes, dessert, baking, blueberry recipes