Maple Cupcakes

Ingredients

Flour 2.5 cups

Baking powder 2 tsp

Baking soda 1 tsp

Salt 1/2 tsp

Ground ginger 3/4 tbsp

Butter 2/3 cups

Brown sugar 1/2 cup

Eggs 2

Maple syrup 1.2 cups

Vanilla extract 2 tsp

Buttermilk 1/2 tsp

Walnuts 1/2 cup

For the frosting:

Butter 1 cup

Cream cheese 100 g

Brown sugar 2/3 cups

Salt 1/4 tsp

Maple syrup 3/4 cup

Vanilla sugar 3/4 tsp

Sugar 1 cup

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and ginger. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in eggs, syrup, and vanilla. Pour the mixture into the flour mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Add nuts. Fill the muffin tins and bake for about 20 minutes.

In a medium bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese, brown sugar, and salt with a mixer for about 3 minutes. Continue beating and add maple syrup and vanilla. Gradually add sugar and beat for another minute. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Frost the cooled muffins with frosting, leaving a well in the center for pouring maple syrup.

Enjoy!