Blueberry Cupcakes Recipe | My Baking Habit

Tender vanilla cupcakes are bursting with contemporary blueberries and topped with a tangy cream cheese frosting. These blueberry cupcakes make for a scrumptious spring and summer season dessert!

It’s straightforward to think about truffles and cupcakes as the normal flavors: chocolate cupcakes made with my favourite doctored cake combine, basic vanilla cupcakes, even do-it-yourself funfetti cupcakes.

However I actually, actually love less-traditional cupcakes. Like strawberry shortcake cupcakes, cherry cheesecake cupcakes, or pumpkin spice cupcakes.

So clearly I’m an enormous fan of those blueberry cupcakes. 

When you additionally wish to shock family and friends with twists on conventional flavors, that is the recipe for you! Take these to a spring celebration or summer season cookout and I do know they’ll disappear very quickly.

Why you’ll love these tender blueberry cupcakes

These blueberry cupcakes mix a wonderfully buttery, tender vanilla cupcake base and tons of plump, contemporary blueberries. Then they’re topped with a wealthy and decadent cream cheese frosting.

I like how the frosting coupled with the contemporary berry taste nearly makes them style like blueberry cheesecake – and given my affinity for cheesecake, this can be a superb factor.

The tactic for making the cupcake batter appears a little bit bizarre at first, however it’s really actually, very easy. And the result’s a cake with the proper crumb and nice taste. 

The contemporary blueberries actually simply take it excessive.

This recipe makes 24 cupcakes, so it’s good for events. Or you possibly can freeze half of the cupcakes for later – in any case, who doesn’t need cupcakes within the freezer for a little bit late-night snack??

Learn how to make my blueberry cupcakes

The cake base of those blueberry cupcakes is tailored from a Martha Stewart recipe. The tactic is unquestionably uncommon, however belief the method – I promise you that the result’s nice!

Substances you’ll want

For the cupcakes, you will have:

• 1 3/4 cups cake flour
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup room-temperature unsalted butter reduce into 1-inch cubes
• 4 giant eggs
• 1 cup entire milk
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups contemporary blueberries plus 2 tablespoons flour

This recipe makes use of a mixture of cake flour and all-purpose flour. When you don’t hold cake flour readily available, I’ve a cake flour substitute that you need to use as an alternative.

Ensure you additionally know how you can measure flour accurately earlier than you begin baking. This can assist your cupcakes come out good each time. 

The butter must be at room temperature earlier than you add it to the dry substances. When you neglect to set yours out forward of time, take a look at my suggestions for softening butter shortly.

Recent blueberries are my choice for these cupcakes, however frozen blueberries will work too. In case you are utilizing frozen blueberries, don’t thaw them earlier than including them to the batter.

In case you are making the cream cheese frosting for these blueberry cupcakes, additionally, you will want:

• 8 ounces room-temperature cream cheese
• 4 tablespoons room-temperature unsalted butter
• 1 pound confectioners’ sugar (sifted)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

In case you are out of powdered sugar, take a look at my put up on how you can make powdered sugar. You need to use that substitute to save lots of your self a visit to the grocery retailer.

Making these cupcakes

This recipe makes 24 cupcakes, so line 24 customary cupcake wells with grease-proof liners or spray with nonstick spray. Set the pans apart.

Within the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a big bowl with an electrical hand mixer, add each flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Combine on low till simply mixed.

Add the butter items. Combine till they’re simply coated with the flour.

Now whisk collectively the eggs, milk, and vanilla. With the mixer operating on medium velocity, add the moist substances to the dry combination in 3 components. Scrape down the edges of the bowl with a spatula after every addition.

Beat the batter till the substances are nicely mixed, however be certain that to not over beat.

Now gently toss the blueberries with 2 tablespoons of flour and punctiliously fold them into the batter.

Divide the batter between the ready cupcake wells, filling to about 2/3 full. I like to make use of a big scoop, corresponding to an ice cream scoop, to do that.

Bake the blueberry cupcakes at 325°F for 18-22 minutes. Rotate the pans midway by baking so that they rise and brown evenly. A toothpick inserted within the heart ought to come out clear when the cupcakes are achieved.

Let the cupcakes cool utterly. As soon as they’ve cooled, combine the cream cheese frosting and unfold or pipe the frosting on prime as desired. 

Different frosting choices

The mixture of contemporary blueberries and tangy cream cheese frosting is so good, however that’s not your solely possibility when frosting these blueberry cupcakes!

Storage and freezing suggestions

Unfrosted blueberry cupcakes might be saved in an hermetic container at room temperature for as much as a day earlier than frosting them.

When you add the cream cheese frosting, retailer the cupcakes within the fridge for as much as 3 days. 

When you’d wish to freeze the cupcakes, you could have a few choices.

Freezing unfrosted blueberry cupcakes

Freeze the unfrosted cupcakes and the cream cheese frosting individually. Wrap the cupcakes in plastic wrap and place them in a zip-top freezer bag. Place the frosting in an hermetic container.

Freeze for as much as 2 months.

Let the frosting thaw within the fridge in a single day; thaw the cupcakes at room temperature for a few hours.

Earlier than adorning, convey the frosting to room temperature and whip it with an electrical mixer for a couple of minutes to revive the feel.

Freezing frosted cupcakes

You too can freeze the cupcakes after they’ve been frosted. Place frosted cupcakes on a sheet pan within the freezer. Freeze for 1-2 hours, till the frosting is agency.

Wrap in plastic wrap and place in a zip-top freezer bag. Freeze for as much as 1 month. Thaw in a single day within the fridge or at room temperature for a few hours.

For much more particulars, take a look at my put up on how you can freeze cake.