Description
Delicate almond wedding cake cupcakes embrace elegant French pastry traditions with luscious raspberry filling. Sweet memories bloom in each perfectly crafted bite, inviting celebration and pure culinary romance you’ll savor completely.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Base:
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1/8 cup vegetable oil
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
Buttercream Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 24 tablespoons (1.5 cups) heavy cream or milk
- Raspberry jam for filling
Instructions
- Prepare the oven environment by setting the temperature to 325°F and arranging cupcake liners in a muffin tin.
- Create a dry ingredient base by thoroughly whisking together cake mix, flour, sugar, and salt in a spacious mixing bowl.
- Incorporate liquid components including water, oil, vanilla extract, almond extract, and egg whites. Gently blend until the mixture achieves a uniform, silky texture. Delicately fold in sour cream to enhance moisture and richness.
- Distribute the batter evenly, filling each cupcake liner to approximately halfway. Transfer the muffin tin to the preheated oven and bake for 18 minutes, monitoring for a clean toothpick test.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack, ensuring optimal temperature for filling and frosting.
- Carefully excavate a small central cavity in each cupcake using a precise cutting tool or specialized cupcake corer.
- Generously fill the created wells with vibrant raspberry jam, ensuring complete coverage and delightful flavor integration.
- Prepare the almond buttercream by whipping butter until it reaches a light, creamy consistency. Progressively introduce powdered sugar and almond extract, adjusting with cream to achieve the perfect piping texture.
- Artfully pipe the almond buttercream onto each cupcake, creating elegant swirls or decorative patterns.
- Embellish the frosted cupcakes with fresh raspberries or delicately toasted almond slices for visual appeal and complementary flavor.
Notes
- Experiment with different cake mix brands to find the most moist and flavorful base for your cupcakes.
- Enhance almond flavor by toasting almond slices before garnishing, which brings out a deeper, nuttier taste.
- Substitute raspberry jam with fresh raspberry compote for a more vibrant and less sweet filling option.
- Adjust frosting consistency by adding cream in small increments to achieve the perfect piping texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg