Ingredients:
- Ingredients
- for the maple cupcakes
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, slightly softened,cut into chunks
- 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening, at room temperature
- 2 cups pure maple syrup (I use grade B to bake with but any grade will suffice)
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped
- for the cream cheese maple frosting
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup