This is a cozy little cupcake packed with pecans, and a maple and brown sugar frosting!
Ingredients
1box yellow cake mix
3eggs
1/3cupoil
1cupwater
1/3cupsour cream
1teaspoonvanilla
1cuppecanstoasted & coarsely chopped
MAPLE BUTTERCREAM
4sticks2 cups unsalted butter
7-8cupspowdered sugar
2tablespoonslight brown sugar
2tablespoonsmaple syrup
2tablespoonsheavy whipping cream
2teaspoonsvanilla
1/2teaspoonmaple extract
Additional pecans for garnish
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Put cupcake liners in muffin pan.
In your mixer, combine all cake ingredients, except for pecans. Mix until just combined.
Fold in pecans.
Fill cups 3/4 full of batter.
Bake 18-21 minutes.
Allow to cool completely. Using straw, poke three holes in the middle of the cupcakes. Spoon over maple syrup.
MAKE THE MAPLE BUTTERCREAM
Cut the butter up into small pieces, and whip in your mixer for about 5 minutes.
Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and vanilla.
Beat until combined.
Add 3 more cups powdered sugar, brown sugar, and maple syrup. Beat 2 minutes.
Add 2-3 more cups powdered sugar, and 2 tablespoons whipping cream. Add 1 teaspoon maple extract (or more maple syrup if you don't have extract, to taste) Beat 5 more minutes.
Frost and sprinkle with chopped pecans, then drizzle with a little more maple syrup!