Brown Mountain Honey Cupcakes
with honey vanilla buttercream frosting
VINTAGE RECIPE
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Summer bee themed dessert idea
Everyone loves cupcakes, but there's something special about bee-themed cupcakes at a summer party. With an old-fashioned recipe for brown mountain cake, creamy honey vanilla buttercream frosting, and easy-to-make edible bee toppers, these sweet treats will make your celebration the bee's knees (pun intended!) …and the best part is that you can make them yourself! I made a dairy-free version of this vintage recipe because I am lactose intolerant, but if you want to use real dairy ingredients you can substitute in equal amounts. This recipe makes 15 regular sized cupcakes.
Brown mountain honey cake inspiration:
This vintage recipe for brown mountain cake came straight out of my grandmother’s recipe scrap book with a handwritten “GOOD!” beside of the recipe. I remember her making it a few times when I was younger and I have made it since receiving her old recipe book and remembered how much I enjoyed it.
What does brown mountain cake taste like?
Ready to enjoy the sweeter side of summer with these bee-themed cupcakes? Let's get baking! Yield: 15 regular size cupcakes.
Ingredients for brown mountain honey cupcakes:
How to make brown mountain cupcakes
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350℉ / 176℃ and line a regular sized cupcake pan with 20 liners or if using sturdy paper baking cups like I did, it will take only 15. (you can fit a little more batter in them.)