Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon peach extract
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/4 cup peach puree
Filling:
- 2 cups fresh or frozen peaches, pureed
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Mascarpone Frosting:
- 1 pound mascarpone cheese
- 1 1/4 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions
For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place 12 liners in a cupcake pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, beat the sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until it looks creamy. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract and peach extract until the mixture is smooth. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until almost combined. Add the buttermilk and peach puree and stir again until almost combined. Add the rest of the flour and stir until all the ingredients are mixed in.
Fill the cupcake liners with batter using a large ice cream scoop. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pans. Place on a wire rack and cool completely.
For the filling: Place small saucepan on the stovetop and put on medium heat. Put the peaches and sugar in and bring to slight boil. In a separate small bowl, mix the cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water until no lumps. Add the cornstarch mixture to the pan and keep on medium-low heat for about 1 minute. Cool completely before use. Yield: about 1 1/2 cups.
For the frosting: Put the mascarpone, cream and confectioners' sugar in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until thick, 4 to 5 minutes. Yield: about 2 cups.
Fill the cupcakes with the peach filling and then frost with the mascarpone frosting.
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By ginger1147
on February 08, 2013
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These are the BEST cupcakes I have ever made!!! I love them. I have made them twice already. I got peach extract from Amazon for 7.99 by OliveNation. Absolutely nothing went wrong making these... they were PERFECT.
By AnnieKam49
on September 27, 2012
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This recipe was awesome!!! Made it for my grandfathers birthday, and everyone LOVED them! I didn't have any peach extract but I added a little bit of peach purée and it tasted the same.
By MamaJoy4
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on July 18, 2012
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We weren't impressed... Maybe it would've been better if I'd actually been able to find peach extract.
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