In The Kitchen With April

I almost forgot the birthday cupcakes.  Vanilla Honey Cupcakes are a quick alternative to baking an elaborate birthday cake.  The icing was delicious to me but I think I over cooked them just a tad – they were a little dry to me.  So start checking them at about 15 minutes.  I could have eaten the icing all by itself.  It was really good!

Vanilla Honey Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing

 

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Vanilla Honey Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing

Author: April Ozbilgin

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

• ¼ Cup Sugar
• ½ Cup Butter, softened
• 2 Eggs, room temperature
• ½ Cup Milk
• 1 Teaspoon Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
• ⅛ Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
• 1 Block Cream Cheese
• ½ Cup Butter, softened
• 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 Pound Confectioners Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons Half-n-half
• ½ Package Strawberry Jello

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cream the butter and sugar together until creamy.
3. Add in the eggs one at a time and beat until fluffy.
4. Mix in the milk, apple cider vinegar and the vanilla extract.
5. In a small bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking powder together.
6. Add to the wet ingredients.
7. Place 12 muffin liners in a muffin tin.
8. Pour batter into the liners.
9. Place cream cheese and butter in a large mixing bowl to soften.
10. Place in oven and bake for 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
11. Remove from oven when done and place on cooling sheet to cool before icing.
12. Beat the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium until creamy.
13. Add confectioners sugar, vanilla and 1 Tablespoon half-n-half. Mix well with mixer. If too think add 1 more tablespoon half-n-half.
14. Separate half of the icing and put in another bowl. Mix in ½ package Jello on medium high.
15. Spread the two different kinds of icing on cooled cupcakes.

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