Saturday, June 4, 2011

Peach Cobbler Cupcakes

Hey Guys! So inspired by the delicious summer fruits, i decided to make a peach cobbler cupcake. It is a spiced peach cupcake with fresh peaches inside and a graham cracker crust, topped off with a brandy caramel peach sauce inside and a vanilla caramel buttercream. It turned out so yummy! I hope you enjoy xx


Graham Cracker Crust:

Ingredients:


3/4 cup of graham cracker crumbs

2 tsp of melted butter

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350. Mix ingredients together and spread a thin layer at the bottom of the cupcake liners and bake for 5 minutes


Peach Cobbler Cupcake

Yields about 16 cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 1/4 C peaches, chopped

1 1/2 C flour

1 1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 tsp all spice

1 tsp nutmeg

1/2 C unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 C brown sugar

1/4 C sugar

2 eggs

1/2 C sour cream

1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions:

1 1/4 C peaches, chopped (about 2 medium-sized peaches). Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg in a bowl. Beat butter and sugars in a large bowl for 1 minute until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract until blended. Mix in flour mixture. Then fold in peaches. Now fill the cupcake liners 1/2 to ¾ full and bake at 350 F for about 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the cupcake clean.



Brandy Peach Caramel Filling:

Ingredients:


1/4 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup heavy cream

3 tbsp. peach brandy (or regular brandy, the fresh peaches will give it the flavor)

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 large peaches, pitted and chopped into small pieces

Directions:

Melt butter in a heavy saucepan. Stir in brown sugar and bring to a boil over low heat. Let simmer, stirring frequently, for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in cream slowly. Return to burner, add brandy and vanilla and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more. Let cool slightly, then stir in peaches.


Vanilla Caramel Buttercream


Ingredients:

3 cups confectioners' sugar

1 cup butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 to 2 tablespoons whipping cream


Directions:

In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk, mix together sugar and butter. Mix on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes. Add in 1/4 of hershey caramel sauce and 2 tbsp of Brandy Peach Caramel Sauce and continue to beat then add the vanilla and the cream and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more



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