PINK MACAROON CUPCAKES
Pink Macaroon Cupcakes; fun pink valentines day cupcakes with edible roses and macaroon cookies! Delicate delicious cupcakes with pink cream, macaroons, and roses for Valentine's day.
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup white granulated sugar
- ½ cup butter cold, cut into cubes
- 2 eggs room temp if possible
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 5-10 drops red food coloring
For the Frosting:
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (softened)
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened brick)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4-6 drops red food coloring
- edible roses
- macaroons
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Then line a cupcake pan with your cupcake paper liners and grease. Next, in a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
- Add in the butter. I recommend using a mixer to combine all the ingredients here. Mix on a medium speed until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
- Mix in the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla and buttermilk, and stir. Add the red food coloring and stir until the pink color is achieved.
- Scoop the batter into the prepared pan. You want to fill the cups half full. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until the tops spring back when lightly touched. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool.
For the Frosting:
- While the cupcakes are cooling you can work on your cream cheese frosting. Combine butter and cream cheese in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until creamy and lump-free.
- Add vanilla extract and salt, and stir. With the mixer on low, add powdered sugar until well combined.
- Add in food coloring and mix again. Once finished, add to a piping bag or spoon onto completely cooled cupcakes!
Notes
If you want to fill the cupcakes, I recommend using strawberry jam in this recipe. Just cut a little hole in the center, fill it with jam, and replace the cutout cupcake piece. Do this before putting the frosting on.