Sweet Potato Cornbread Cupcakes With Honey Goat Cheese Mascarpone Frosting
- FOR THE CUPCAKES:
- 1 Small Sweet Potato
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 3/4 cups Greek Yogurt
- 3/4 cups Light Coconut Milk (can Also Use Full-fat)
- 4 Tablespoons Melted Earth Balance Vegan Butter
- 1/2 cups Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1-1/4 cup Cornmeal
- 1/2 cups Almond Flour
- 1/3 cups Granulated Sugar
- 2-1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 8 ounces, weight Mascarpone Cheese, Softened At Room Temperature
- 4 ounces, weight Plain Goat Cheese, Softened At Room Temperature
- 1/4 cups Honey
- For the cupcakes:
- 1. Preheat the oven to 375u0b0F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Wrap the sweet potato in foil and place on the baking sheet. Bake for 45-50 minutes, or just until tender and can be pierced with a fork. Allow the sweet potato to cool completely.
- 2. In a large mixing bowl, mash the inside of the sweet potato. Mix in the vanilla extract, yogurt, coconut milk, butter, and almond milk.
- 3. In a separate mixing bowl, combine the cornmeal, almond flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- 4. Carefully fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
- 5. Lower the temperature in the oven to 350u0b0F. Line 8 muffins cups with cupcake liners.
- 6. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full with the cupcake batter.
- 7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the middle of each cupcake comes out clean. Let cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting:
- 1. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the mascarpone until creamy. Stop the mixer and add the goat cheese; beat again until smooth. Then, add the honey and beat again.
- 2. Frost each cupcake using a pastry bag or spatula.
- Devour!
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/sweet-potato-cornbread-cupcakes-with-honey-goat-cheese-mascarpone-frosting/ (may not work)