I have been MIA for a little bit but I'm back! I'm also back at a great time might I say-just in time for an MS Cupcake Club post. This month Karen from Karen's Cookies, Cakes, & More chose Candied Sweet Potato Cupcakes. I have to say I was really excited to try this recipe because I have never had a dessert with sweet potatoes, but it's so close to pumpkin it made sense to me. At the same time, I was also nervous because others may know something I don't as there are no desserts out there with sweet potatoes. Also, telling people I was bringing sweet potato cupcakes to a get together got me a couple confused and worried looks.
Every month at least a couple members of the club complain that the recipe was a muffin desguised as a cupcake. So this month, I will be one of those members. As delicious as they were...they were muffins. To prove they were muffins, I made some in a muffin pan and had them the next day and they were great!! These are way to dense to me cupcakes. I also did not like the marshmallow topping. It was a sticky disaster to work with and the taste was just 'eh'. So my verdict is if you are looking for a muffin recipe for the holiday season this good one but for cupcakes...I don't know!
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ReplyDeleteYours look great - very nice with the pecan. I thought they were kind of muffin-like too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for baking along with me this month! Great job with the marshmellows and pecans (although I didnt use that on mine.)
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised yours came out muffin-dense like.
great job with the "cupcakes" ((although i secretly believe they should be muffins!)) ;)
ReplyDeleteWell these look perfect! Glad you make these - I felt strange about adding sweet potatoes, but they came out wonderfully! More like a muffin - surprisingly good. The topping looks fantastic - nicely done!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great looking sweet potato cupcake! So fancy and delicious! Yum, yum, yum!
ReplyDeleteIt seems the muffin/cupcake dilemma comes up every a lot with this cookbook. I honestly don't care what you call them as long as they taste yummy. I also was not 100% impressed with the topping although I did enjoy the cupcake/muffin. :) Great job!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the muffin/cupcake dilemma. I may just try the recipe and call them muffins and see what I think then.
ReplyDelete...oh wait, or I'll just stick with a muffin recipe that doesn't require me to roast and mash a sweet potato first.
Love your photos! They look great - sorry they didn't quite do it for you. I thought the marshmallows were good but I think they would be equally delicious with a cream cheese frosting!
ReplyDeleteFun photos! I completely agree that these are seem more like muffins than cupcakes. If it weren't for the marshmallows, they would be perfect for a breakfast brunch. I had a tough time with the marshmallows, too. How was I supposed to stack something that wants to roll away? Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love the shot of your cupcake where you cut it in half. You can see how moist that they are. In my post I posted that I felt that they were very cupcake like, but that was after I ate them warm out of the oven. When I ate them the next day they definitely were more muffin like. I guess I should wait awhile before I post next time!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great recipe the sweet potato cupcake is! It looks so delicious! I can't wait to try the recipe myself.
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