Princess Peach Surprise Cupcakes

Even if your Mario still can't seem to figure out which castle his princess is in, you can console yourself with these amazing cupcakes while you're waiting. If he's lucky, there may be one left when he finally figures it out. ;)

Ingredients

Cupcakes:

• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons butter, at room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon peach extract
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup peach puree
• red food color

Filling:

• 2 cups fresh or frozen peaches, pureed
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Frosting:

• 3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
• 1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• yellow food coloring

Crown:

• fondant
• yellow food color

Directions

Cupcakes:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large bowl, beat the sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until it looks creamy. Beat in the egg, vanilla extract and peach extract until the mixture is smooth. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until almost combined. Add the buttermilk and peach puree and stir again until almost combined. Add the rest of the flour and stir until all the ingredients are mixed in.

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.

Filling:

Place small saucepan on the stove top and put on medium heat. Put the peaches and sugar in and bring to slight boil. In a separate small bowl, mix the cornstarch and 1 tablespoon water until no lumps. Add the cornstarch mixture to the pan and keep on medium-low heat for about 1 minute. Cool completely before use.

Frosting:

Beat butter with mixer on medium-high speed about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to medium. Add sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, beating after each addition, about 5 minutes. (After every 2 additions, increase speed to high, and beat for 10 seconds, then reduce speed to medium-high). Add vanilla, and beat until smooth.

Fill the cupcakes with the peach filling and then frost with the buttercream frosting.

Once again, I found this recipe on Pinterest. Thank you Pinterest!

And thank you When Geeks Wed for the recipe! http://whengeekswed.com/blog/2012/10/11/pink-peach-cupcakes/