Savory mini-cupcakes

[kiliki]

At a cocktail bar recently I had mini Dungeness crab cupcakes with whipped creme fraiche topping. I'm now hooked on the idea of savory mini cupcakes for appetizers, potlucks and whatnot. I've searched online but only found a couple recipes. Does anyone have any recipes? I do know of course I could make mini-corn muffins with all the usual savory things you could put in cornbread (ie roasted green chilis and cheese).

[etalanian]

How much cakey part was there to the crab cupcakes? Was it a cornbread base? A biscuit base? A savory quick bread base (similar to an onion cheese quick bread)?

It's fairly common to make little hors d'oeuvre bites by baking a savory quick bread in cupcake or gems pans. You can play around with any savory quick bread recipe to accomplish this.

Eileen

[Sarabeth]

While not completely "gourmet", these have always been a hit when I've served them:

Mini-orange cranberry muffins (sliced in half and filled) with sliced, smoked turkey and either quince or fig preserves. Very nice for luncheons.

Also, what about mini savory cheesecakes?

[Betts]

Mini savory scones are a hit with my customers - try rosemary and black pepper, cheddar or other cheese and serve with a flavored butter.

[fanny_the_fairy]

Regarding savoury cupcakes, i love:

- pesto

- dried tomato, parmesan, artichoke and ricotta

- hazelnuts and bacon

[barolo]

If you are looking for a muffin-type of cupcake - I bookmarked these Savoury Mini-Muffins with Two Flavourings from Delia a while ago, but haven't actually got around to making them yet. I thought they would be a good accompaniment to soup.

They are pretty basic and it would be easy to play around with flavours and proportions to incorporate the crab.

Hazelnuts and bacon sounds interesting, fanny_the_fairy.