Angel Food Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream

The cake is really delicious though. Who doesn’t like angel food? No one, that’s who. It’s soft and spongy, sweet but not too sweet. Angel food cupcakes are a little more difficult than a bigger cake because they pull away from the liners and end up weirdly shaped but it’s nothing a pretty topping can’t fix.

The frosting is perfection. It’s a little tart from the lemon juice but still really sweet like a good buttercream should be. Once again, I wouldn’t recommend piling it on the angel food cupcakes like I did but a small dollop would be perfect. And yes, I did add food coloring. Blackberry puree is a really bright pink that normally would be really pretty so there’s really no need for food coloring.

Ingredients
For the cupcakes:

• 1 cup cake flour
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 12 large egg whites
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar

For the buttercream:

• 1 stick unsalted butter softened
• 6 ounces fresh blackberries pureed and strained
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• food coloring if desired

Instructions
To make the cupcakes:

• Adjust oven racks to the two lowest positions. Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line two cupcake pans with paper liners. In a small mixing bowl, sift together the flour, 3/4 cup of the sugar and the salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites with the vanilla and cream of tartar on medium-high speed until soft-medium peaks form. Gradually add the remaining 3/4 cup sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Gently fold in the dry ingredients using a rubber spatula, being careful not to deflate the batter.
• Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cupcake liners and bake for 12-15 minutes or until light golden. Let cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

To make the buttercream:
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