Cranberry Cupcakes with Dulce de Leche Pecan Frosting

Ingredients

• ½ cup whole milk
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• ½ cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 12 paper muffin-cup liners
• ½ cup dulce de leche
• + 7 more ingredients
• • ¾ cup dried cranberries
  • 1 muffin pan with 12 (1/3- to 1/2-cup) muffin cups
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup pecans
  • 5 tablespoons cream cheese

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Put liners in muffin cups. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Redu...

View full recipe at Epicurious