Description
These honeycomb cupcakes are cozy, bright, and the kind of treat that deserves to be the center of a shower table or a weekend brunch. Honeycomb cereal is blended into a fine flour and folded into the cupcake batter and each backed cupcake is topped with creamy whipped honey frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of ground honeycomb cereal (about 1–2 cups of cereal)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1.5 tsp vanilla
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
Whipped Honey Frosting
- 1/2 cup honey, whipped
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup honeycomb cereal for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325ºF. Line muffin tin with muffin liners.
- In medium bowl. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, powdered honeycomb cereal. Set aside.
- In an electric stand mixer with paddle attachment, cream butter on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add in sugar and mix until combined.
- Next add in eggs one at a time, blending on medium low until just blended in. Add vanilla and mix to incorporate.
- Slowly add in half the flour mixture. Mixing on medium-low speed until combined. Add in half of the buttermilk and mix. Add in the last half of the flour mixture, then the remaining buttermilk. Mix until just combined. Scrape any excess flour on edges and blend in. Be careful not to over mix the batter.
- Scoop batter into lined muffin tins. Make sure to fill 3/4 of the tin. The batter should evenly divide into 12 cupcake wells. Bake for 18-22 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely while you make the frosting.
- Make whipped honey for frosting. In an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, add honey and whisk on high speed until honey is creamy and light/white in color. Remove honey from the bowl and pour into a jar or bowl to add into the frosting later. Quickly clean and dry the bowl out completely to make the icing.
- Make the frosting. In an electric mixer, whip cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add in vanilla and salt and mix until combined. Mix in powdered sugar until fully incorporated. Pour whipped honey and mix until combined.
- Add a dollop of several tbsp of frosting on top of each cupcake. Using a icing spatula or butter knife, spread icing over top of each cupcake. Garnish with a piece of honeycomb cereal and enjoy!