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Fresh blackberry puree is swirled into the batter of these cupcakes and used to make a buttercream to top them with. They’re beautiful cupcakes with so much blackberry flavor!

Gorgeous, plump local blackberries can be purchased at several local farms near us this time of year. While blackberries aren’t my favorite berry, I find them hard to resist when they are in season. Blackberries are an example of a fruit that when bought farm fresh is vastly superior to what’s available at the grocery store. They’re enormous and juicy and not as tart.

I find it funny how much I enjoy baking with fruits. As a child I wouldn’t eat any dessert with fruit in it except banana pudding. Fruits are also one of my favorite things to photograph. They hardly ever take a bad picture.

This Blackberry Cupcake recipe has fresh blackberry puree added to the batter and the buttercream frosting. A buttermilk-based batter is a little tangy and not too sweet and is the perfect complement to the blackberries.

Blackberry Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 45 minutes Servings: 18 Print Recipe Ingredients 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup whole buttermilk

1/4 cup blackberry sauce (recipe follows) Blackberry Buttercream 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1/3 cup blackberry sauce

4 cups confectioners' sugar

fresh blackberries for garnish Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar using an electric mixer until creamy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, scraping down sides of bowl after each addition. Add vanilla and beat to combine.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add flour mixture to butter mixture in thirds, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Beat just until smooth.

Gently fold in ¼ cup of Blackberry Sauce to make a swirl. Divide mixture evenly between muffin cups.

Bake until wooden pick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cupcakes cool in pans for 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks to finish cooling.

Make Blackberry Buttercream. In a large bowl, beat butter at medium speed until smooth and creamy.

Add blackberry sauce and 1 cup of sugar, and beat until mixed well. Add remaining sugar 1 cup at a time and beat until thick and fluffy.

Spread Blackberry Buttercream on cupcakes (use a pastry bag if desired). Top with a blackberry. Store in refrigerator.

Blackberry Sauce

1 ¼ cups fresh blackberries

2 heaping tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon fresh orange juice

¼ teaspoon vanilla extract

Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until very smooth. (Can be made ahead and refrigerated.)

Source: adapted from Taste of the South

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