Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, mix flour and Domino® Baker’s Sugar™. Add softened butter and beat with an electric mixer until crumbly.
Add the almonds and mix until incorporated.
Spread onto parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes, or until golden and just beginning to brown at the edges.
Let cool completely; it will crisp as it cools.
Line a muffin tin with 12-14 cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together cake flour, Domino® Baker’s Sugar™, baking powder, and salt.
Add softened butter and mix on low until the mixture looks like damp sand.
In a separate bowl, whisk eggs, milk, sour cream, almond extract, and vanilla extract until smooth.
With the mixer on low, slowly pour the wet ingredients into the flour-butter mixture. Mix just until smooth and fully combined — do not overmix.
Divide the batter evenly between 12-14 cupcake liners, filling about 2/3 to ¾ full.
Bake at 350°F for 16-20 minutes, or until tops spring back and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy and pale (2–3 minutes). Add sifted Domino® Powdered Sugar, one cup at a time, and beat until combined.
Then, add almond extract, vanilla extract, and heavy cream.
Beat on medium-high until light and fluffy, scraping down sides as needed. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to stir and deflate air bubbles, leaving the frosting smooth and creamy.
Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a large round tip.
Pipe a swirl of buttercream around each cooled cupcake. Use the back of a spoon to make a small cavity indentation on the top.
Sprinkle almond crumble generously over the top.
Ingredients
Almond Shortbread Crumble: ¼ cup All-purpose flour
1 ½ Tbsp Domino® Baker’s Sugar™
2 Tbsp Salted butter, softened
¼ cup Finely chopped or crushed sliced almonds
Vanilla Almond Cupcakes: 1 ¼ cups Cake flour
¾ cup Domino® Baker’s Sugar™
1 ½ tsp Baking powder
¼ tsp Salt
½ cup Unsalted butter, softened and cut into cubes
