Buttermilk spice cupcakes

24 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Unbleached flour
¾ teaspoon Cinnamon
½ teaspoon Allspice
¾ teaspoon Baking powder
¾ teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Nutmeg
¼ teaspoon Cloves
¼ teaspoon Salt
¾ cup Margarine -- softened
1½ cup Brown sugar -- packed
3 Egg whites -- whipped
¾ cup Buttermilk* -- at room
Temperature
¼ cup Margarine -- melted
2 cups Powdered sugar -- sifted
7 teaspoons Cream
1 tablespoon Water -- hot
2 teaspoons Vanilla
⅛ teaspoon Salt

Directions

BATTER

FROSTING

Preheat oven at 325. Prepare 24 muffin pans with cooking spray and flour. To prepare batter, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a mixing bowl. In another mixing bowl, combine margarine, brown sugar, egg whites, and buttermilk. Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients just until moistened. Spoon into prepared pans, filling each halfway full.

Bake for 25 minutes. Meanwhile, to prepare frosting, combine margarine, powdered sugar, cream, water, vanilla, and salt in a small mixing bowl. Frost each cupcake and garnish as desired.

Recipe By : Family Circle's Christmas Helps

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