Out Side The Box.... Blackberry Cupcakes

Everyone likes cupcakes, instead of doing chocolate or vanilla cupcakes.

Why not think out side of the box?


Here is a delicious Blackberry Cupcake.

This makes 24 amazing cupcakes.

18 oz blackberries - pureed and strained to remove seeds
1/3 cup milk
7 large egg whites
2 1/4 cup cake flour

1 3/4 cup sugar
1.5 sticks of butter, softened

Puree blackberries in a food processor or blender. Scrape into a fine mesh sieve set over a bowl. With a rubber spatula, work the blackberries through the sieve, leaving seeds behind. 

Beat the egg whites, lemon juice, and 3/4 cup sugar in a bowl until soft peaks. Then separately beat the butter with the 1 cup sugar, and add in the rest of the ingredients, beating well. Remove 1/4 cup of blackberry puree for the frosting and pour the rest into the bowl. At the end, fold in the egg whites mixture. 

Bake at 350 degrees for about 18 minutes, or till a toothpick comesout with crumbs, not wet batter attached.  

Let cool completely then frost. 

Blackberry Cream Cheese Frosting:

1/4 of the Blackberry puree

3/4 of a package of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (softened)

3 Tbsp of Sweet Butter (softened)
1/2 - 1 cup of Confectioner Sugar

Mix all the in a small bowl and mix until smooth. Start only with the 1/2 cup of confectioners sugar, taste then add more if you would like it sweeter.