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Horchata Cupcakes with Horchata Cream Cheese Buttercream

Soft, fluffy, and delicious Horchata cupcakes with Horchata Cream Cheese Buttercream. Packed with cinnamon and creamy horchata
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time16 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: buttercream, Cake, cinnamon, cream cheese, cupcakes, exotic cupcakes, horcahta cupcakes, Horchata, horchata buttercream
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Author: Lisa Brown

Ingredients

For the cake

  • 360 grams All purpose flour
  • 400 grams granulated sugar
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 225 grams sour cream full fat
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1-¼ cup horchata

For the buttercream

  • 1 stick butter
  • ½ block full fat cream cheese 115 grams
  • 500 grams powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tbsp horchata

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350°F
  • In a large bowl, mix sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
  • Make sure all ingredients are room temperature
  • In a stand or hand mixer with the whisk attachment, whisk butter on high (about a minute) until creamy.
  • Add sugar and mix until combined, about 1-2 minutes.
  • Add egg whites and continue to whip until mixed. Mixture will begin to get fluffy.
  • Add vanilla and sour cream and mix until combined.
  • Reduce speed to low, and mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
  • Slowly pour in horchata and mix until just combined.
  • Fill cupcake liners ¾ full, and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted.
  • Let cool completely before icing.

Buttercream

  • In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whisk together butter and cream cheese. For this, I used cold cream cheese so it would not be too soft. Mix until combined and creamy.
  • Mix in powdered sugar.
  • Add cinnamon, vanilla, and horchata. Mix until smooth and creamy. Pipe onto cupcakes and enjoy!