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Fig And Whiskey Cupcakes

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Recipe Summary Fig And Whiskey Cupcakes

I just picked the last of the figs from the tree and decided to make some into cupcakes. After some experimentation, I came up with a rich, moist cupcake. The whiskey adds complementary flavor to strong spices such as cinnamon and clove and adds a lot of complexity.

Ingredients | Fig Conserve

½ cup fresh figs, finely chopped

½ cup whiskey

1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon cream of tartar

⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

½ cup white sugar

⅓ cup vegetable oil

¼ cup brown sugar

1 egg

½ cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

¾ cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)

5 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Soak figs in whiskey in a bowl for at least 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and cloves in a bowl.

Blend white sugar, oil, and brown sugar together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer. Add egg and mix until creamy. Mix in buttermilk and vanilla extract. Reserve 1 tablespoon of fig mixture for frosting, and mix remainder into batter. Beat in flour mixture until just combined.

Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Beat cream cheese and shortening together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar slowly, 1 cup at a time, until creamy. Add vanilla extract. Slowly drizzle in reserved fig mixture; mix frosting until combined.

Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.

Because I want the cream cheese to be the dominant flavor, I do not use butter for this frosting. Crisco(R) (or any vegetable shortening) has a neutral flavor.

Info | Fig Conserve

prep: 30 mins cook: 15 mins additional: 1 hr total: 1 hr 45 mins Servings: 12 Yield: 12 cupcakes

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