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Gluten Free Maple Cupcakes

These Maple Cupcakes are the ultimate Fall dessert! They're moist, fluffy, and topped with a luscious maple cream cheese frosting. No one would guess these cupcakes are gluten-free!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15 cupcakes
Calories 231 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup pure maple syrup
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 ½ cups gluten free all-purpose flour 1:1 ratio
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon coarse Kosher salt
  • 1 ½ cups milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon maple extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 15 muffin cups with cupcake liners.
  • Place the butter, granulated sugar, and maple syrup in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cream together on medium-high for 3-4 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix until well combined. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the gluten free all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. In a measuring cup, mix together the milk, vanilla extract, and maple extract.
  • Beginning and ending with the flour mixture, add ⅓ of the flour mixture. Mix until just combined, and add ½ of the milk mixture, mixing until just combined. Repeat with another ⅓ of the flour mixture and remaining milk mixture. Finally, add the remaining flour mixture, and mix until just combined, again scraping down the bowl as needed.
  • Divide the mixture evenly among the muffin cups. Place the cupcakes in the oven, and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the muffin springs back when gently pressed in the center (you can also insert a toothpick in the center, and pull the cupcakes from the oven when the toothpick comes out clean). Let the muffins cool in the pan for 3-4 minutes. Remove from the pan, and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • If desired, top with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting, or your frosting of choice!

Nutrition

Calories: 231kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 182mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 276IUCalcium: 86mgIron: 1mg
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