Wet walnuts have always been a favorite topping on ice cream for me, so topping some delicious cupcakes with them, seemed… GENIUS
and let me just say they really are.
These maple chocolate cupcakes with wet walnuts are out of this world delicious.
I wasn’t sure there was a way to make cupcakes any better…
I love cupcakes,
moist cake…
topped with sweet frosting…
what could be better…
Topping off cupcakes with Wet Walnuts it’s GENIUS if you ask me.
Let’s see what else had that GENIUS quality this week:
- 1. repurposing and refinishing a bed that made all the difference in a bedroom.
- 2. spending 3 days with my mom, never enough time with family!
- 3. planning ahead on some baking projects, and getting lots of prep work done so that this week will go smoother.
- Yeah so to wrap it up….. these cupcakes should be at the top of your next cupcake baking list, trust me on this.
Maple Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cupcakes (homemade chocolate cupcakes or from a box)
- 2 teaspoon maple extract
Maple Frosting
- buttercream frosting
- ¼ teaspoon maple extract
- 4 drops white food coloring
Instructions
- Prepare cupcakes and add two teaspoons maple extract before baking.
- Bake cupcakes according to directions.
- Let cupcakes cool.
- Add ¼ teaspoon maple extract to the buttercream frosting along with the white food coloring if you like the frosting not to have a tan color.
- Frost the cupcakes with a spatula leaving a well in the center of each cupcake
- spoon wet walnuts into the center of each cupcake.
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen says
January 28, 2013 at 3:12 amChocolate might just gotten a little better with maple! The idea of wet walnuts is amazing!! I have to make my own maple syrup since I can´t find it here (argentina), and this is a great recipe.
leslie says
January 28, 2013 at 5:14 amUm. Yes please. The wet walnuts are a genius idea Miss Diane!
Karen @ Trilogy Edibles says
January 28, 2013 at 5:19 amThese sound amazing!
[email protected] says
January 28, 2013 at 5:48 amOooo, love the little nest of nut on top. I may have to use that idea!! 😉
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says
January 28, 2013 at 7:05 amI just recently discovered the wonderfulness of maple and chocolate together. And now I need to discover them together in cupcake form–yum! 🙂
JulieD says
January 28, 2013 at 3:38 pmWow, that looks so good, Diane!!
Carolyn says
January 29, 2013 at 4:16 amOh wow. I was wondering what you were going to do with those wet walnuts.
Amanda says
January 29, 2013 at 11:14 amThat frosting looks to die for! Gorgeous!
Shaina says
January 31, 2013 at 7:59 pmMy husband would be thrilled with these. Gorgeous.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
August 19, 2013 at 6:26 amFABULOUS! I love maple. And walnuts. And these!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life says
August 19, 2013 at 9:46 amWith fall coming fast, I am loving all things maple! Love how these look!!!
Jen @ Jen's Favorite Cookies says
August 19, 2013 at 11:13 amYO! That looks amazing! I love walnuts.
Carla says
August 19, 2013 at 6:49 pmBeautiful! I love the combo of chocolate, maple, and walnuts (plus the walnuts as a garnish).