Honey Cream Pear Cupcakes Food

HONEY CREAM PEAR CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 24 regular-size muffin cups with cooking spray. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Stir in gingerroot. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake as directed for cupcakes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch nonstick skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook pears in butter 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Stir in pear preserves. Cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to medium bowl; cool completely.
• In chilled medium bowl, beat crème fraîche, whipping cream and honey with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. To assemble cupcakes, cut each cupcake in half horizontally. Spoon 1 heaping tablespoon pear mixture onto bottom half of each cupcake; cover with cupcake tops. Spoon about 2 tablespoons honey cream mixture onto each cupcake. Garnish with crystallized ginger. Store in refrigerator.

HONEY GLAZED PEAR CUPCAKES #RSC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Note: To roast nuts, spread almonds evenly on baking sheet lined with Reynolds Wrap Foil and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees F. Transfer almonds to medium bowl and let cool. Once cool, chop almonds finely in food processor ; set aside.
• While oven is preheating, peel and core the pears. Using a box grated, shred 3 of the pears into a medium bowl; set aside.
• Place the remaining pear (cubed) into a pot of water; boil until fork tender. Once pear is soft (falls off fork when tested; approximately 15-20 minutes), drain and mash with a fork; set aside.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla until evenly combined; add in dry mixture. Continue to mix on medium speed until evenly combined, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
• Mix in mashed pear, followed by shredded pear until just combined. Stir in almonds.
• Pour approximately ¼ cup batter into each muffin cup, lined with Reynolds Wrap Foil. Place muffin pan on middle rack in oven and bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Transfer cupcakes to cooling rack.
• While cupcakes are still warm, poke several holes into center of each cupcake using a toothpick. Brush on Honey Glaze. To make the glaze, mix together the honey and hot water in a small bowl.
• Once cupcakes have cooled completely, frost with cream cheese frosting. To make the frosting, beat together cream cheese and butter. Mix in vanilla extract. Gradually add in confectioner's sugar and beat until smooth and fluffy.

LAVENDER HONEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 cupcake or muffin pans with 18 cupcake liners.
• Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl. Cream the honey, buttermilk and vegetable oil until they are immersed together, about 5 minutes, in the bowl of a stand up electric mixer with a paddle attachment. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add each egg one at a time, scraping down the sides after each addition. Turn the mixer on low speed and add the flour mixture about 3/4 cup at a time. Slowly add the lavender flowers and lavender oil to create a smooth batter.
• Fill the cupcake liners three-quarters full with the batter and bake until golden brown and baked through, about 30 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.
• For the tangerine vanilla mascarpone cream: Blend the mascarpone, honey and vanilla by hand, until the cream is smooth and incorporated. Add the juice and zest. Mix for 15 seconds. Put the cream into a 24-inch pastry bag with half of the tip cut off. Mix together the sanding sugar and tangerine zest.
• Pipe the tangerine vanilla mascarpone cream on top of each cooled cupcake. Sprinkle the top with the sanding sugar mixture.

PEAR CAKE WITH LEMON-HONEY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter and flour two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices in large bowl. Make well in center of flour mixture. Add oil, eggs, milk and vanilla; whisk just until evenly moistened. Fold in pears and nuts; divide between pans.
• Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks.
• For frosting:
• Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon peel in large bowl until fluffy. Add honey and beat until smooth. If frosting is very soft, chill until firm enough to spread.
• Cut around cakes; turn out of pans. Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on platter. Spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with second layer, flat side down. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.

PEAR CHAMPAGNE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a small bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In mixer (or just large bowl), cream butter and sugar until well mixed and airy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, making sure each one is full incorporated before adding next.
• Slowly add in flour mixture making sure it is fully incorporated.
• Stir in vanilla and champagne.
• Stir in pears.
• Scoop an even amount of dough into each cup.
• Bake for about 16 minutes. I started checking around 12 just to be safe.
• You want them to be golden in color.
• Remove cupcakes from oven and cool in tins for 2 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack.
• When cupcakes are completely cooled, top with frosting.

PEAR CAKE WITH LEMON-HONEY CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans with 1 1/2 inch high sides.
• Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and spices in large bowl.
• Make well in center of flour mixture.
• Add oil, eggs, milk and vanilla; Whisk just until evenly moistened.
• Fold in pears and nuts and divide between pans; Bake cakes for about 45 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and lemon peel in large bowl until fluffy.
• Add honey and beat until smooth.
• If frosting is very soft, chill until firm enough to spread.
• Place 1 cake layer, flat side up on a platter.
• Spread 1 cup frosting on cake.
• Top with second layer with flat side down.
• Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.