Sour Cream Rspberry Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

So this week I decided to do a dessert for two reasons. 1) It had the highest votes in my poll and 2) a friend of mine asked me to do these cupcakes since she wanted some. Now for me, I have never really been a fan of fruity desserts, so I figured I would just make them and then give them all away...boy was I wrong. The whole idea of sour cream and cream cheese on a cupcake didn't sound appealing in anyway, but with the tartness of the raspberries, it worked out great. So without further ado, here is the recipe.

Ingredients:

Cupcakes-
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
1 stick of butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups raspberries

Frosting-
4 oz. room temp. cream cheese
1/2 stick of butter
1/2 pound of sugar (I used about 2 cups)
1/2 tsp vanilla

Directions:
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In one bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt.

2) In a separate bowl mix sour cream and butter until fluffy (It's easier if you melt the butter a little before starting)

3) Add in the vanilla and egg

4) Add the flour mixture to the egg one and add raspberries

5) Mix well. It's totally normal for most of the raspberries to break apart (smash) as they are stirred

6) Scoop the mixture into your cupcake papers. I used a small spoon for ease.

7) Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cupcakes.

8) While the cakes are baking, time to make the frosting! Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl by hand

9) Once blended, use an electric mixer. If you are like me and don't have one, get ready to use some arm muscles to make your frosting fluffy

10) Stir until the frosting is at the consistency you like (or your arm is hurting).

11) Once the cupcakes are done, set them out to cool (about 30 minutes) before you add the frosting

12) Once ready, add your frosting as well as some leftover raspberries. I added a dark chocolate chip to give some texture to mine.

13) Enjoy! And save some for yourself because they are addicting!

Tips and experiences:
*If you can, invest in an electric mixer, it will save your arms later.
* Use fresh raspberries instead of frozen, they taste better and will mix easier
*Be aware this recipe makes only 15 cupcakes on average
*These make a great, fresh addition to any meal or party now that we are hitting warmer weather and want something light to eat.