Honey Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting

Photo Credit: The Cake Blog

Cake Ingredients:

1 stick butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla 

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350
2. In a medium bowl mix together the dry ingredients: flour, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl mix together wet ingredients: buttermilk, honey, and vanilla. Set aside.
4. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar on medium speed until well combined. 
5. Add eggs to the butter mixture beating in one at a time and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
6. Gradually add wet and dry ingredients to butter and egg mixture. Alternate between wet and dry, ending with dry. Mix until combined.
7. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full. 
8. Bake cupcakes for about 18-20 minutes. 
9. Let cupcakes cool in pan for about 5 minutes before removing them to finish cooling on a wire rack.
10. Once cupcakes are completely cool, ice with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting. 

Frosting Ingredients:
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
4 oz cream cheese, softened
3 cups confectioner’s sugar
3 Tbsp honey
yellow food coloring (optional)
yellow sugar sprinkles 

Directions:
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter and cream cheese together on medium speed. 
2. Gradually add powdered sugar, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. 
3. Mix in honey.
4. If desired, add a few drops of food coloring to tint the frosting.
5. Place the icing in a piping bag fitted with a round decorating tip and swirl the frosting on top of the cupcake going in a circular motion.
6. Decorate with some yellow sugar sprinkles and enjoy.