Best Pound Cake Cupcakes Recipes

POUND CAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter and cream cheese together until creamy; add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating until each one is blended. Stir in vanilla extract.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a separate bowl. Gradually add to the butter mixture, alternating with sour cream, beating until blended.
• Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 24 minutes.

HAMBURGER CUPCAKES WITH POUND CAKE FRIES

Steps:

• Remove cupcake liners (if necessary) and cut each cupcake in half horizontally; place a brownie on the bottom half of each cupcake. Set top halves aside.
• Divide buttercream evenly between three bowls. To one bowl, add 1/4 teaspoon green food coloring and 2 drops yellow food coloring; mix well to combine. To the second bowl, add 1/2 teaspoon yellow food coloring and 1 drop red food coloring; mix well to combine. To the third bowl, add 1 teaspoon red food coloring and 1 drop blue food coloring; mix well to combine.
• Transfer each colored buttercream to a resealable plastic bag. Snip a 1/4-inch opening from one bottom corner of each plastic bag. Using the yellow buttercream, pipe a large hollow square on each brownie. Using the red buttercream, pipe a circle in the center of the square. Top with a squiggle of the green buttercream over the red circle.
• Brush reserved top halves of cupcakes lightly with water. Sprinkle with nonpareils, pressing to adhere. Top frosted brownies with cupcake tops to create cupcake burgers.
• Preheat broiler.
• Using a crinkle-cut knife, slice pound cake into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Cut each slice into a 1/2-inch-thick strip. Place pound cake strips on a baking sheet and transfer to broiler. Broil until golden and toasted, 30 seconds. Drizzle pound cake fries with red buttercream and serve with hamburger cupcakes.

JELLY-FILLED POUND CAKE CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• MAKE THE CUPCAKES: Preheat oven to 325*F; line 24 muffin cups with paper or foil liners.
• Combine the cake mix, sour cream, eggs, melted butter, and milk; beat with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds.
• Increase mixer speed to medium; beat 2 minutes more.
• Divide batter evenly in the prepared tins; bake for 30 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the tins; invert onto wire racks, turn right-side up, and cool completely.
• With a knife at a slight angle, starting about 1" from the edge, cut a 1" deep circle in the center of each cupcake top.
• Use the knife to slip out the cake scraps; trim the pointed ends.
• Spoon the jelly into a large zip-lock bag; snip 1 corner.
• Pipe the jelly into each cupcake hole; replace cut out centers.
• MAKE THE FROSTING: With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat together the butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter until smooth.
• Reduce mixer speed to low; gradually blend in the powdered sugar, then enough milk until smooth and spreadable, 2-4 Tbsp.
• Spread each cupcake with frosting; garnish as desired.

MINI POUND CAKE / CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE BITS

Steps:

• NOTE: If you want to bake the cake as cupcakes, bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease form.
• Mix cake flour and baking powder in a small bowl. If not using chocolate chips, chop chocolate with a large knife into 1/8 inch pieces (average).
• Cream butter and sugar and salt until well blended. Add egg and vanilla and beat until batter is light in color and increased in volume.
• Add flour and milk and mix until well blended, but don't overbeat. Mix in chocolate chips. Fill form with batter, level top and bake in the middle of the oven for 30-35 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven and let cool for 5 minutes in the form before taking it out. Cool completely and serve at once, or better, wrap tightly in foil and serve the next day. Flavors will have blended then.
• With a sieve dust powdered sugar on top of cake before serving. Freezes well.

BITE-SIZE SOUR CREAM-POUND CAKE CUPCAKES (BASIC CUPCAKE BATTER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
• Combine flour and next 3 ingredients. Gradually add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beating until blended. Spoon batter by rounded tablespoonfuls into lightly greased miniature muffin pans.
• Bake at 350° for 13 to 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 5 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely (about 30 minutes). Spread cupcakes with desired buttercream, or dip in glaze.
• VARIATIONS:
• Fresh Citrus Cupcakes with Orange Buttercream
• Prepare Cupcakes as directed, omitting vanilla and adding 1 Tbsp. orange zest and 2 Tbsp. fresh orange juice to batter. Pipe or spread Orange Buttercream onto cupcakes.
• Orange Buttercream
• Substitute 1 Tbsp. orange zest for vanilla. Reduce milk to 2 Tbsp. Prepare Buttercream as directed in Steps 1 and 2, beating in 2 Tbsp. fresh orange juice with 1 Tbsp. milk in Step 2. Beat in remaining 1 Tbsp. milk as directed in Step 3. Beat in 1 drop red food coloring and 1 drop yellow food coloring until blended, if desired.
• Mocha Latte Cupcakes
• Microwave 1 (12-oz.) package dark chocolate morsels at HIGH 1 1/2 minutes or until melted and smooth, stirring at 30-second intervals. Prepare Cupcakes as directed, stirring melted chocolate into batter. (Batter will be very thick.) Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool as directed. Top with Double Shot Latte Buttercream. Garnish with chocolate shavings, if desired. Makes 6 1/2 dozen.
• Double Shot Latte Buttercream
• Prepare Buttercream as directed, beating in 1 1/2 Tbsp. instant espresso with butter.
• Salted Caramel-Chocolate Cupcakes
• Prepare Cupcakes as directed, substituting 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar and 3/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar for 2 cups granulated sugar. Microwave 8 oz. chopped semisweet chocolate and 1/4 cup whipping cream in a microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 minute, stirring at 30-second intervals. Whisk in 2 Tbsp. whipping cream until smooth. Dip tops of cupcakes in chocolate mixture, and let stand until chocolate is set (about 30 minutes). Pipe or spread Salted Caramel Buttercream onto cupcakes. Garnish with sea salt flakes and caramels, cut into quarters.
• Note: We tested with Artisan Salt Company Cyprus Mediterranean Flake Salt.
• Salted Caramel Buttercream
• Prepare Buttercream as directed in Step 1, using 3 Tbsp. milk and adding 1/4 tsp. kosher salt with butter. Melt 15 caramels with 1 Tbsp. milk in a small microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until smooth, stirring at 30-second intervals. Fold caramel mixture into buttercream, creating swirls. (Do not completely blend.)
• Fresh Citrus Cupcakes with Ruby Red Grapefruit Glaze
• Prepare Cupcakes as directed, omitting vanilla and adding 1 Tbsp. orange zest and 2 Tbsp. fresh orange juice to batter. Drizzle tops of cupcakes with Ruby Red Grapefruit Glaze, and top with pink grapefruit-flavored jelly beans.
• Ruby Red Grapefruit Glaze
• Stir together 3 cups powdered sugar, 1 tsp. grapefruit zest, 5 to 6 Tbsp. fresh grapefruit juice, and 1 drop red food coloring until blended. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
• Cappuccino Cupcakes
• Prepare Cupcakes as directed. Pipe or spread Double Shot Latte Buttercream onto cupcakes. Garnish with instant espresso, ground cinnamon, and chocolate-covered coffee beans, if desired.
• Double Shot Latte Buttercream
• Prepare Buttercream as directed, beating in 1 1/2 Tbsp. instant espresso with butter.

5-FLAVOR (POUND CAKE) CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat eggs until they are lemon colored, add to the butter mixture.
• Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• Stir in flavorings. Beat on high spead 1 minute.
• Line muffin pans with paper baking cups and fill 2/3 full. Tap pan a few times to remove air bubbles.
• Bake at 325 for 20 minutes.
• Make Glaze:.
• Combine ingredients in heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is melted.
• Pour half of glaze over the cupcakes while they are still in the pan, then the other half after they are removed.

BITE-SIZE SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350. Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 a a time, beating until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
• 2. Combine flour and next 3 ingredients. Gradually add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beating until blended. Spoon batter by rounded tablespoons into lightly greased miniature muffin pans.
• 3. Bake at 350 for 13 to 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in centers racks 5 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely (about 30 minutes). Spread cupcakes with desired buttercream, or dip in glaze.
• NOTE: To prepare regula-sizedcupcakes, spoon batter into 2 lightly greased 12-cup muffin pans, filling two thirds full. Bake at 350 for 22 to 24 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. Makes 2 dozen.

MINI POUND CAKE / CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE BITS

Steps:

• NOTE: If you want to bake the cake as cupcakes, bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease form.
• Mix cake flour and baking powder in a small bowl. If not using chocolate chips, chop chocolate with a large knife into 1/8 inch pieces (average).
• Cream butter and sugar and salt until well blended. Add egg and vanilla and beat until batter is light in color and increased in volume.
• Add flour and milk and mix until well blended, but don't overbeat. Mix in chocolate chips. Fill form with batter, level top and bake in the middle of the oven for 30-35 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven and let cool for 5 minutes in the form before taking it out. Cool completely and serve at once, or better, wrap tightly in foil and serve the next day. Flavors will have blended then.
• With a sieve dust powdered sugar on top of cake before serving. Freezes well.

MINI POUND CAKE / CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE BITS RECIPE - BAKING.FOOD.COM

Steps:

• NOTE: If you want to bake the cake as cupcakes, bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease form.
• Mix cake flour and baking powder in a small bowl. If not using chocolate chips, chop chocolate with a large knife into 1/8 inch pieces (average).
• Cream butter and sugar and salt until well blended. Add egg and vanilla and beat until batter is light in color and increased in volume.
• Add flour and milk and mix until well blended, but don't overbeat. Mix in chocolate chips. Fill form with batter, level top and bake in the middle of the oven for 30-35 minutes, until a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven and let cool for 5 minutes in the form before taking it out. Cool completely and serve at once, or better, wrap tightly in foil and serve the next day. Flavors will have blended then.
• With a sieve dust powdered sugar on top of cake before serving. Freezes well.