Pomegranate Cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 cups white flour

• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 stick butter
• 1 tbsp Grenadine syrup
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup pomegranate juice

Frosting:

• 2/3 cup mascarpone
• 3 1/2 tbsp butter
• 3 1/2 tbsp powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice

Garnish:

• 1/2 cup Pomegranate seeds

Prep:

• Preheat oven 325
• Mix all dry ingredients together, mix together to loosen the clumps, set aside
• Mix together butter, sugar, grenadine syrup, eggs, and pomegranate juice.
• Slowly, add dry ingredients until batter is smooth.
• Fill cupcakes in liner until 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting:

• Beat cream cheese and butter together until smooth.
• Slowly add sugar and lemon juice until frosting is light and fluffy.

• Spread frosting on cupcakes and to garnish, add pomegranate.