Classic Yellow Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 3 Cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
• 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• 2 Sticks or 1 Cup Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
• 1.5 Cups Honey
• 4 Eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Hand mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a liquid-measuring cup, mix milk and vanilla and set aside.
4. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and honey in a large bowl (about 4 minutes).
5.  Add eggs one at a time to the beaten butter and honey. Mix well after each addition.
6. Slowly add half of the dry ingredient mixture to the beaten butter and honey. Next add the milk and vanilla mixture followed by the remaining dry ingredients.
7. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean (20-25 minutes).
8. Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a rack before frosting.

Frosting 

Ingredients

• 2 8oz packages Cream Cheese (room temperature)
• 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/3 Cup Honey
• 2 Tablespoons Almond Milk

Directions 

Using an electric mixer, beat all ingredients until thoroughly mixed.

Blueberry Banana Muffins

Ingredients

3 Bananas

¼ Cup Applesauce

¼ Cup Egg Whites

½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour

½ Cup Oats

½ Teaspoon Cinnamon

1 Tablespoon Baking Powder

½ Teaspoon Baking Soda

⅛ Teaspoon Salt

1 Cup Blueberries

 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F

2. Mash bananas and mix in applesauce, egg whites, and vanilla extract.

3. Add flour, oats, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the liquid mixture.

4. Fold blueberries into the batter.

5. Portion batter into muffin pan and bake for 20 minutes.

Substitution Notes

Applesauce: The applesauce is used in place of oil. If you prefer to use oil instead, then I recommend  1/4 cup coconut oil.

Egg Whites: If you do not have the liquid egg whites then you can use the whites of two eggs, or one whole egg.

Whole Wheat Flour: Using whole wheat pastry flour would result in a lighter, fluffier muffin.