INGREDIENTS
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For the Cupcakes:
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2 1/2 cups almond flour
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1/2 cup all-purpose flour
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1 tsp baking soda
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1/4 tsp salt
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1 tsp nutmeg
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51/2 tsps cinnamon
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1/4 cup melted butter
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3 eggs
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1 cup fresh apple juice
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3 Asian pears, thinly sliced with a mandolin
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For the Vanilla Honey*:
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1/2 cup honey
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1 tsp ground vanilla beans (or 1 fresh vanilla bean pod, scraped)
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For the Cardamom Cream:
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crème fraîche
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1/2 tsp ground cardamom
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3 Tbsps Vanilla Honey (see above)