Gluten-Free Butter Pecan Cupcakes

Name: Butter Pecan Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 16 min
Total time: 31 min
Yield: 10 Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1/4 c. unsalted butter, browned and slightly cooled off; 1/2 c. brown sugar, packed; 1 Tbsp. sugar; 1/4 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. vanilla; 1/4 c. + 2 Tbsp. milk; 2 Tbsp. sour cream; 3/4 c. gluten-free flour blend, spooned and leveled (I use Bob's RedMill 1:1); 1 Tbsp. cornstarch; 1 egg; 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder; 1/4 c. pecans, finely chopped; 1/4 c. + 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter, browned, and resolidified in the refrigerator (be sure to let it come back to room temperature after rehardening); 1/4 c. + 2 Tbsp. Crisco shortening; Pinch of salt; 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar; 3/4 tsp. vanilla; 1/4 c. + 2 Tbsp. marshmallow fluff

Desserts

Sep 19

Written By Kali Terry

These unique cupcakes are the perfect treat for Fall - the warmth from the browned butter and the nuttiness of the pecans provide a medley of addicting flavors!

butter pecan cupcakes with brown butter marshmallow buttercream

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Butter pecan ice cream is (in my opinion) one of the best ice cream flavors! I love getting the chunks of pecans laced throughout the buttery ice cream base…so satisfying. So, we decided to create a cupcake inspired by this iconic ice cream flavor. These cupcakes have a brown butter cupcake base that has pecan pieces scattered within all while being topped with a seriously yummy brown butter marshmallow buttercream that’s as light as a cloud!

I have never seen/tasted a butter pecan cupcake before that actually tastes like buttery nutty goodness. It’s always a very lightly extract-flavored cupcake base that just tastes like vanilla. We wanted to avoid any sort of confusion with these cupcakes regarding the flavor and made sure that you will taste butter pecan in each and every bite, through and through! To achieve this punch of flavor though, you will have to put in a tiny bit of effort, but it is 100% worth it.

Let the baking begin!