Description
Festive vanilla cupcakes filled with tangy cranberry mascarpone, topped with smooth white chocolate buttercream and sparkling cranberries for an elegant, holiday-worthy dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups (310g) sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup (120ml) water
- 2 cups (230g) fresh cranberries, divided
- 1 1/4 cups (163g) all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 6 tbsp (84g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup (155g) sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp milk
- 6 oz mascarpone cheese, chilled
- 12 oz white chocolate chips
- 1 1/4 cups (280g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 5 cups (575g) powdered sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 3–4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- Fresh rosemary, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare sparkling cranberries by simmering 1/2 cup sugar with water until dissolved. Cool slightly, add cranberries, and refrigerate several hours or overnight. Roll in remaining sugar and dry.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C) and line a cupcake pan.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Beat butter, sugar, and oil until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk until smooth.
- Fill liners 3/4 full and bake 14–16 minutes. Cool completely.
- Cook cranberries, water, and sugar for filling until berries burst and mixture thickens. Puree, cool, then mix with mascarpone.
- Melt white chocolate and cool slightly. Beat butter, add white chocolate, powdered sugar, salt, and cream until fluffy.
- Core cupcakes, fill with cranberry mascarpone, pipe buttercream on top.
- Garnish with sparkling cranberries and rosemary before serving.
Notes
- Use fresh cranberries for best flavor.
- Ensure cupcakes cool completely before filling and frosting.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 50g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 17g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 64g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 80mg