Blueberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes
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Blueberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes
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Date08.1.2012
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Blueberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes
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After I stopped working in a bakery, it took me awhile to began to appreciate cake again. Working in a bakery does have its perks, primarily in the form of an abundance of day old cookies, cakes, and pastries, but the perks can soon begin to feel smo
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Even so, it wasn't unusual to nibble on a cookie fresh from the oven or eat a day old scone with a cup of coffee to start my early mornings. It's simply a part in the life of a baker.
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Blueberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes Blueberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes
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Eventually, as the story often goes, I grew mighty tired of eating anything baked. I became immune to the scents wafting from the oven and found the willpower, for the first time in my life, to put my obsession with eating butter and sugar at bay. Ma
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Cake scraps were easily the most abundant treat in the bakery. I assembled numerous cakes each day and, after leveling the layers, I'd find myself with a pile of scraps that begged to be eaten. Some days I'd throw them away, some days I'd happily eat
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Mae West once said, Too much of a good thing can be wonderful, but I'd have to respectfully disagree. I don't think she was talking about cake.
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Blueberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes
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After my days at the bakery, I still struggled with my slight aversion to cake. I'd make a cake here or there (and enjoyed them very much), but I wanted to crave cake again. I wanted to become so overcome with the sweetness of frosting and the classi
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Eight months later, I can successfully proclaim my reluctance to cake is over. After making a batch of these cupcakes, I became absolutely smitten. Since these cupcakes were finished off a few days ago, I can scarcely think of anything else when I he
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Blueberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes
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These Blueberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes are a dream. The cupcakes have a bright, exuberant flavor aided by a good dose of vanilla and a smattering of blueberries. The cream cheese frosting, however, elevates these cupcakes from ordinary to extraordinar
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Blueberry Cream Cheese Cupcakes
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Yields about 18 cupcakes
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Blueberry Cupcakes
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1/4 cup (1/2 stick or 57 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
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3/4 cup (169 grams) granulated sugar
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2 large eggs
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1/3 cup (76 grams) sour cream (or plain, non-fat yogurt)
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1/4 cup (59 ml) vegetable oil
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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1 3/4 cups (175 grams) cake flour
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1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2/3 cup milk
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1 1/2 cups (340 grams) fresh blueberries
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Cream Cheese Frosting
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8 ounces (227 grams) cream cheese, room temperature
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1/4 cup (1/2 stick or 57 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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3 cups (375 grams) powdered sugar
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