Buttery waffle cupcakes

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"Moist and fluffy southern style cupcakes, with maple butter cream and crispy waffle bits."
-- @shelbyykhan
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Prep time 15mins
Cook time 23mins
Serves or Makes: 12

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ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 1/3 cups gluten free flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup duke's mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla paste
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup water

Method

Cupcakes

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350. Sift dry ingredients together in a large bowl. Whisk together to combine.

  • Step 2

    Mix wet ingredients (mayo, oil, vanilla, egg, and water) together in a separate bowl. I know, mayo sounds strange... but TRUST ME. It makes the cupcakes the perfect amount of moist and you WILL NOT taste mayonnaise. If you're skeptical, you can totally use sour cream instead... but I DARE you to try it, you'll love it.

  • Step 3

    Create a well in the center of dry ingredients, and add wet ingredients. Use hand mixer to combine. Set aside and let rest for a few minutes before scooping into lined cupcake tin.

  • Step 4

    Pour batter in to almost fill each cup. Bake for 20-25 minutes... testing to see when toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

ingredients

Maple buttercream frosting

  • 1 stick softened butter
  • 1 tablepsoon maple syrup
  • a pinch of salt
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablepoons heavy/whipping cream

Maple buttercream frosting

  • Step 1

    Add butter to a bowl, use hand mixer to beat for 3-5 minutes... until very light in color.

  • Step 2

    Add maple syrup, and whisk to combine.

  • Step 3

    Add powdered sugar, and salt. (I like to start with half of the powdered sugar at first) whisk, and pour in cream to create creamy consistency.

  • Step 4

    You can adjust the amount of powdered sugar, or cream as needed to create the right consistency.

Finishing touches

  • Step 1

    Frost each (completely cooled) cupcake. To dress it up- add small slices of toasted waffles (I like Simple Truth Organic gluten free frozen waffles) and a dusting of brown sugar.

  • Step 2

    Ideally served the day of baking, but can be made a day ahead.