Blueberry Cupcakes

 I initially found this recipe on Pinterest about a year ago. 

  I was bored and home alone while my family was at my sister’s volleyball tournament, so I tried to find a recipe that I could make with what was in the house. I found this in a pin with thirty other recipes, and I was kind of thrilled I had what I needed to make these, since I’m a sucker for any blueberry-related desserts. Unfortunately, I couldn't find the site that originally posted it, but here is the pin. 

note: I've adapted the recipe a bit to work with what was in my pantry.

Blueberry Cupcakes with Maple Brown Butter Frosting Recipe
Yield- 12 cupcakes


Ingredients:

Cupcakes

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 stick of butter, melted
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk (The original recipe said 3/4 cup buttermilk and 1/4 cup regular milk, but we never have any buttermilk around).
• 1 cup blueberries (I've used frozen both times I've made these since it was winter, but I have no doubt they'd be even better with fresh berries!)

Frosting

• 1/2 stick butter
• 1 1/2 cups confectioner's (powdered) sugar
• 1/8 cup milk
• 1 to 2 tbsp maple syrup

Instructions

Cupcakes

1. Preheat oven to 320 degrees.
2. Melt the butter and mix it with the egg. 
3. Add the milk (and buttermilk, if you chose to use it), to the egg mixture.
4. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. 
5. Add the milk and egg mixture to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
6. To prevent color from bleeding, especially with frozen blueberries, coat them in a tablespoon or so of flour and then add them to the batter.
7. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting:

1. Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat until golden brown. 
2. In a bowl, add butter to sugar.
3. Add milk and syrup and beat until smooth. 

*note: I cut the frosting recipe in half because I found the original one made far too much for 12 cupcakes. 

*other note: the frosting is supposed to be far less thin than in my photos because I accidentally used too much milk.