Spiced Sour Cream Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons golden raisins
• 3 tablespoons chopped pecans
• 1 cup cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sweet butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 2 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°; place 18 paper baking cups in muffin pans.
• 2 sift the dry ingredients into a bowl; set aside.
• 3 in a big bowl, beat the eggs and sour cream with an electric mixer; add in sugar and mix well.
• 4 then add the dry ingredients in 3 batches, and mix until smooth.
• 5 stir in raisins and pecans.
• 6 spoon batter into the cups; bake for about 20 minutes until firm.
• 7 remove pan from oven and cool for 5 minutes.
• 8 then remove the cupcakes and cool on a rack.
• 9 make the frosting: beat the cream cheese and butter together with an electric mixer, until light and fluffy.
• 10 add in powdered sugar and beat until creamy; beat in orange zest and the juice.
• 11 spread the frosting on the cooled cupcakes.