Baklava Cupcakes
Ingredients
CUPCAKES
- 1 ¼ cup Vegetable oil
- 2 ½ cup Sugar
- 1 ¼ cup Water
- ½ cup Orange juice
- 1 each Orange rind, grated
- ½ tsp Cloves, ground
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tbsp Baking powder
- 4 cup Flour
Honey Simple Syrup
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 cup Water
- ½ cup Honey
Filling
- 1 cup Toasted walnuts, ground fine
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- 2 tbsp Sugar
- 4-5 tbsp Honey syrup
Cream Cheese frosting
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Make cupcakes, using cream method. Bake 18-22 minutes.
- Core when cooled.
Syrup
- Combine ingredients, bring to boil for 5 minutes.
Filling
- Combine ingredients in processor, process to thick paste.
- Inject into cupcakes.
Assemble process
- Brush cupcakes with syrup, frost & top with filling. Garnish with baklava crumbs & cinnamon-sugar.