Cranberry Nut Cupcakes

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries or 1 1/2 cups 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 walnuts, chopped
• 1 (16 ounce) can cream cheese frosting

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine cranberries and.
• 2 1/4 cup sugar.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 in a large mixing bowl, cream butter and remaining sugar.
• 5 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 6 beat in vanilla.
• 7 combine the flour, baking powder, drink mix and salt then add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• 8 fold in walnuts and reserved cranberries.
• 9 fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
• 10 bake at 400 degrees for 12-17 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 11 cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
• 12 frost with cream cheese frosting.
• 13 store in the refrigerator.