Description
Delightful cornbread cupcakes topped with fluffy honey butter frosting, combining sweet and savory flavors for a nostalgic treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk (or buttermilk)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup melted butter (or softened)
- 1/3 cup honey (for batter)
- 1/2 cup softened butter (for frosting)
- 1/2 cup honey (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with liners.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, combine the milk, eggs, melted butter, and honey.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until just combined.
- Fill cupcake liners about two-thirds full and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While cooling, prepare the honey butter frosting by whipping together softened butter and honey.
- Once cooled, frost each cupcake generously with the frosting.
Notes
Be careful not to overmix the batter for fluffy cupcakes. Let them cool slightly before frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: cornbread, cupcakes, honey butter, dessert, sweet, Southern, baking