🧁 Sweet Potato Honey Butter Cupcakes
Sweet potato honey butter cupcakes are soft, moist cupcakes made with sweet potato puree and topped with a creamy honey butter frosting. They have a warm, comforting flavor and are popular during autumn or holiday baking.
🥘 Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 1 cup mashed sweet potato (cooked and cooled)
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For the honey butter frosting
- ½ cup butter (softened)
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
👨🍳 How to Make Them
- Preheat oven
- Heat oven to 175°C / 350°F and line a cupcake pan.
- Mix dry ingredients
- In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
- Cream butter and sugar
- Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Add sweet potato and milk
- Mix in mashed sweet potato and milk until smooth.
- Combine mixtures
- Gradually add dry ingredients to form the batter.
- Bake
- Fill cupcake liners about ⅔ full and bake 18–22 minutes.
- Make frosting
- Beat butter, honey, powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy.
- Decorate
- Once cupcakes cool, pipe or spread honey butter frosting on top.
🍽️ Serving Ideas
- Sprinkle a little cinnamon or nutmeg on top
- Drizzle extra honey for sweetness
- Add chopped pecans for crunch
💡 Tip: Roasting the sweet potatoes instead of boiling them gives the cupcakes a deeper, sweeter flavor.
If you want, I can also show you:
- 🍠 Sweet potato cupcakes with cream cheese frosting
- 🧁 A healthier low-sugar version
- 🍯 Professional bakery decorating tips for cupcakes.
