Best 6 Cranberry Stuffed Cupcakes With Cranberry Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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In the realm of culinary delights, few things can compare to the mouthwatering goodness of cranberry stuffed cupcakes topped with a luscious cranberry cream cheese frosting. These heavenly treats are a perfect blend of tangy and sweet, with a moist and fluffy texture that melts in your mouth. Whether you're a seasoned baker looking to expand your repertoire or a novice cook eager to impress your friends and family, this guide will take you on a step-by-step journey to create these delectable cupcakes. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary adventure that will leave you craving more.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

CRANBERRY CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE - (4.5/5)



Cranberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by ladygourmet

Number Of Ingredients 18

Cranberry Cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup white sugar
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
5 tablespoons canola oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup canned cranberry sauce
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/2 - 1 teaspoon whole milk
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon pink coloring
Chocolate Drizzle:
1/4 cup chopped chocolate
2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake tins with butter or cupcake liners. In a large bowl blend together flour and white sugar. Set aside. In the bowl of your stand mixer, mix milk, oil, eggs, vanilla and confectioner's sugar. Add dry ingredients until a nice smooth batter forms. Fold in canned cranberry sauce. Pour batter evenly into prepared cupcake tins and bake for about 20 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Whip together ingredients for cream cheese frosting. Spread evenly over each cupcake. In a double broiler, melt down chocolate with milk until thick and smooth. Drizzle over cupcakes.

CRANBERRY NUT CUPCAKES



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"I convinced my son to eat cranberries with these quick-to-fix cupcakes," relates Anna Minegar of Zolfo Springs, Florida. With lots of cranberries and walnuts and a hint of lemon, they're ideal at breakfast or as after-school snacks, but special enough to serve to company.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 40m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sweetened lemonade drink mix
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, combine cranberries and 1/4 cup sugar; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and remaining sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, drink mix and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in walnuts and reserved cranberries., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 12-17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting. Store in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts :

CRANBERRY CUPCAKES WITH LEMON ICING



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Even though I often substitute with healthy ingredients in my baking, there are some things that you just don't change! A little treat never hurt...and these are good! I made them for Mother's Day and got rave reviews from the family. The icing is sweet (what icing isn't?), so if you prefer, you can serve them without it. They taste wonderful both ways!

Provided by trueblue

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Lemon Dessert Recipes

Time 35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup superfine sugar
⅔ cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons milk
1 ½ cups self-rising flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ cups frozen cranberries
¾ cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 lemon, zested

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
  • Place sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs, then stir in milk. Sift in flour and baking powder; use a metal spoon to fold into the batter. Gently fold in frozen cranberries.
  • Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until well risen and golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool. Do not ice until completely cooled.
  • Beat butter in a bowl until fluffy. Sift in confectioners' sugar, then add lemon juice and zest; beat icing until smooth and creamy. Spread or pipe icing over the cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.5 calories, Carbohydrate 30.9 g, Cholesterol 44.5 mg, Fat 11.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 224.3 mg, Sugar 24.1 g

CRANBERRY CUPCAKES WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE FROSTING



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This recipe creates a light, tender cranberry cupcake--with just a hint of orange--that is then topped with a creamy, buttery white chocolate frosting. It's flavor heaven. You will have leftover frosting, as this recipe makes enough to generously frost 16 cupcakes, at least. Feel free to halve the frosting recipe, if needed.

Provided by Kim

Categories     Holidays and Events Recipes     Christmas     Desserts     Cupcakes

Time 1h25m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
4 large egg whites, at room temperature
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
¾ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅓ cup buttermilk, at room temperature
⅓ cup heavy cream, at room temperature
1 cup chopped fresh cranberries
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cups powdered sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
6 ounces white chocolate chips (such as Ghirardelli(R) Premium Baking Chips), melted and cooled slightly
¼ cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon almond extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup cupcake pan with liners.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a small bowl. Set aside.
  • Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in orange zest and vanilla extract. Add in 1/2 the flour mixture, mixing until just combined. Add buttermilk and heavy cream, mixing until just combined. Mix in remaining flour mixture until just combined. Batter will be thick.
  • Fold 1/3 of the beaten egg whites into the batter until incorporated. Fold in remaining egg whites until no streaks of egg white remain. Fold in chopped cranberries. Spoon batter evenly into each prepared cupcake liner, filling each liner about 7/8 full.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cupcakes spring back lightly when touched, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes in the pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely, about 25 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, make the frosting. Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until completely smooth, 3 to 4 minutes. Add powdered sugar and salt, and beat until smooth and well combined, another 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in melted white chocolate and beat until combined, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in heavy cream, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Beat until frosting is smooth, light, and fluffy, 2 to 3 more minutes.
  • Frost the cooled cupcakes with the frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 506.7 calories, Carbohydrate 48.4 g, Cholesterol 84.7 mg, Fat 33.7 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 21.1 g, Sodium 296.8 mg, Sugar 36.8 g

CRANBERRY SPICE "TURKEY" CUPCAKES WITH VANILLA CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



Cranberry Spice

Serve these Thanksgiving cupcakes at a holiday potluck, or on a party dessert buffet.

Provided by Katherine Kallinis Berman

Categories     HarperCollins     Thanksgiving     Cupcake     Cranberry     Spice     Cinnamon     Nutmeg     Vanilla     Potluck     Dessert

Yield Makes 24 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 21

For the cupcakes:
1 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/4 cup water
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
For Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 ounces cream cheese
For the decoration:
1/4 pound each brown, white, black, and orange fondant
Fondant roller
Piping gel
144 pieces of candy corn

Steps:

  • For the cupcakes:
  • To make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350˚F, and line two cupcake pans with twelve paper baking cups each. Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl, and set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a bowl with a handheld electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, approximately 3 to 5 minutes.
  • Add each egg slowly, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
  • Add one third of the flour mixture to the butter mixture, followed by one third of the water. Mix slowly. Then add another third of the flour mixture, followed by another third of the water. Mix slowly again. Finally, add the last third of the flour mixture and the last third of the water. Mix until all the ingredients are incorporated.
  • Scrape down the bowl, and add the cranberries. Fold in using a spatula until the cranberries are scattered throughout the batter.
  • Using a standard-size ice cream scoop, fill each baking cup so that it is two-thirds full. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Let the cupcakes cool and then frost with Georgetown Cupcake's signature swirl (see note)
  • For Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a bowl with a handheld electric mixer or in a bowl with a handheld electric mixer, mix all the ingredients for approximately 3 to 5 minutes, until frosting is light and airy. Frost each cupcake with a thick layer of the frosting using an offset spatula.
  • For the fondant turkeys:
  • Roll out a small ball of brown fondant, approximately the size of a golf ball, to form the body of your turkey. Then roll out a ball of brown fondant, approximately half the size of the first ball, to form the head of your turkey. Attach the head to the body using piping gel or water.
  • Roll out two small balls of white fondant, each approximately the size of a pea, to form the eyeballs of your turkey.
  • Roll out two small balls of black fondant, each approximately the size of half a pea, to form the pupils of your turkey's eyes. Using piping gel or water, attach the pupils to the eyeballs, and the eyeballs to the turkey's head.
  • Roll out a small piece of orange fondant, and shape it into a crescent to form the turkey's beak. Attach it to the turkey's head using piping gel or water.
  • Roll out four small pieces of brown fondant and shape them into rounded teardrops to form feathers.
  • Let the fondant turkey and feathers set for 5 to 10 minutes, and then place the turkey on top of a cupcake, with the feathers placed behind.
  • Line up six pieces of candy corn, pointed side down on the brown fondant feathers behind the turkey's body to form another layer of feathers.

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE STUFFED SUFGANIYOT



Cranberry Cream Cheese Stuffed Sufganiyot image

Provided by Molly Yeh

Categories     dessert

Time 15m

Yield 8 donuts

Number Of Ingredients 5

Vegetable or canola oil, for frying
One 16.3-ounce tube biscuit dough (I like Pillsbury's Simply...Buttermilk Biscuits)
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup cranberry sauce
Powdered sugar, for dusting

Steps:

  • In a large heavy-bottom pot or Dutch oven, heat 2 inches of oil to 350 degrees F.
  • While the oil is heating, set out your dough. Separate the dough into 8 rounds. You can either keep the rounds of dough as they come or roll out the dough into a big sheet and cut out your own circles. (I like doing this if the biscuits are really big.) If doing the latter, it will be easier to roll out the dough if it's close to room temperature.
  • Gently add the dough rounds to the preheated oil and fry the donuts on both sides until golden brown and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side. Remove the donuts with a slotted spoon to a paper towel or a sheet pan lined with a wire rack to drain excess oil.
  • Meanwhile, combine the cream cheese and cranberry sauce until well combined. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip. Insert the tip into the top and center of the donut and pipe a small amount, letting a little bit come out the top. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve!

Tips:

  • For the best texture, use fresh cranberries. If you're using frozen cranberries, thaw them completely before using.
  • To easily stuff the cupcakes, use a piping bag fitted with a large tip.
  • If you don't have a piping bag, you can also use a spoon to stuff the cupcakes.
  • Be careful not to overfill the cupcakes, or they will burst open in the oven.
  • Bake the cupcakes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the cupcakes cool completely before frosting them.
  • For a creamier frosting, use full-fat cream cheese.
  • If you're short on time, you can use store-bought cranberry sauce instead of making your own.

Conclusion:

These cranberry-stuffed cupcakes are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any occasion. With their moist, tender crumb and tangy cranberry filling, these cupcakes are sure to be a hit. The cranberry cream cheese frosting is the perfect finishing touch, adding a creamy, sweet, and tangy flavor that complements the cupcakes perfectly.

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