Cranberry Nut Cupcakes

Name: Cranberry Nut Cupcakes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped; 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 eggs; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon sweetened lemonade drink mix; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup milk; 1 cup chopped walnuts; 1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting

“I convinced my son to eat cranberries with these quick-to-fix cupcakes,” relates Anna Minegar of Zolfo Springs, Florida. With lots of cranberries and walnuts and a hint of lemon, they're ideal at breakfast or as after-school snacks, but special enough to serve to company.

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, coarsely chopped
1-1/4 cups sugar, divided
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sweetened lemonade drink mix
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting

Directions

In a small bowl, combine cranberries and 1/4 cup sugar; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and remaining sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, drink mix and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in walnuts and reserved cranberries.
Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 400° for 12-17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting. Store in the refrigerator.