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Home » Season » Holiday » Christmas

Eggnog Cupcakes {Easy Christmas Dessert Recipe}

By: Kita · Published Dec 24, 2011 · Updated: Jan 9, 2023 · This post may contain affiliate links

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Eggnog cupcakes are an easy Christmas dessert recipe that everyone will want seconds of! Top them off with fluffy eggnog frosting and you have a delicious treat!

Eggnog cupcakes are an easy Christmas dessert recipe that everyone will want seconds of! Top them off with fluffy eggnog frosting and you have a delicious treat! | PassTheSushi.com

Seriously, what's a birthday without some cupcakes, and in this case, eggnog cupcakes!?

I hope everyone is prepped and ready for Christmas day and enjoying some quality time today. Or at least you are calming things down and will be able to relax by tonight. I have a bit of festive work, then some holiday party-ness and a long over due Christmas Eve dinner with my family. Then I will tuck myself in tight and await a visit from Santa.

Eggnog cupcakes are an easy Christmas dessert recipe that everyone will want seconds of! Top them off with fluffy eggnog frosting and you have a delicious treat! | PassTheSushi.com

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Eggnog Cupcakes

Eggnog cupcakes are an easy Christmas dessert recipe that everyone will want seconds of! Top them off with fluffy eggnog frosting and you have a delicious treat!
4.50 from 4 votes
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Dessert
American
Author: Kita Roberts
40 mins
Serves: 12

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teas. baking soda
  • ½ teas baking powder
  • ½ teas salt
  • ¼ teas freshly ground nutmeg
  • ¼ cup dark rum or bourbon - optional
  • 1 cup eggnog
  • ¼ cup vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 tbs apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teas vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sugar

For the frosting:

  • 2½ sticks unsalted butter - at room temperature
  • 2½ cups confectioners’ sugar
  • Pinch of salt
  • Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
  • 2½ tbs eggnog
  • 1 tbs dark rum - optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350˚ F.
  • Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
  • In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; whisk to combine, set side.
  • In the bowl of an stand mixer or with a handheld blender, combine the rum, eggnog, vegetable oil, vinegar, and sugar.
  • Beat on medium-low speed until well blended, scraping the sides with a spatula as necessary to incorporate all ingredients.
  • Add in the dry ingredients, in three additions and mix on low speed just until incorporated.
  • With a large ice cream scoop, divide the batter between the prepared cupcake liners, filling the cups ⅔ full.
  • Bake 22-24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool in the pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Make the Frosting

  • Meanwhile, beat the butter on medium-high speed until smooth, 20-30 seconds.
  • Add in the powdered sugar, salt and nutmeg, and mix on medium-high speed until incorporated and smooth, about 1 minute.
  • Add in the eggnog and whip on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 4 minutes.
  • With the mixer on medium-low speed, blend in the rum.
  • Remove the frosting from the bowl and put into a piping bag. Place if refrigerator for a few minutes if the frosting has become too soft to pipe.
  • Frost your eggnog cupcakes as desired.

Notes

Discovered on Annie’s Eats, from Baking Bites & Cook’s Illustrated

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 223mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g

Nutritional informations provided as a courtesy and is only an approximatation. Values will changes based on ingredients used.

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Eggnog cupcakes are an easy Christmas dessert recipe that everyone will want seconds of! Top them off with fluffy eggnog frosting and you have a delicious treat! | PassTheSushi.com

Happy Holidays!

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  1. ping says

    December 24, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    Merry Christmas, Kita! It's already Christmas here! And I'm done with the family dinner ... just. Now sitting back and finally able to relax over a cuppa and ogling at your pretty, pretty cupcakes.

    Reply
  2. Rachel @ Baked by Rachel says

    December 24, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    Merry Christmas Kita! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Laurie @Simply Scratch says

    December 24, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    Really wish I could reach through my screen for one of these... ps.... that last shot is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L! Merry Christmas Kita!

    Reply
  4. Curt says

    December 26, 2011 at 11:23 am

    These look awesome. I love the flavors in the frosting.

    Reply
  5. Laura @ A Healthy Jalapeño says

    December 26, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    These sound amazing, I can't even help it it is just calling to me 🙂

    Reply
  6. Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie says

    December 28, 2011 at 10:25 am

    I have not made a single thing with eggnog this year. Mostly because the last time I had eggnog I did not like the stuff. Granted, I was probably ten years old. Should probably give it a second chance since I've seen so many great things baked with it including these cupcakes!

    Reply
  7. Stephanie @ okie dokie artichokie says

    December 29, 2011 at 1:25 pm

    Super cute. My plan to make homemade eggnog this year was totally foiled. Had all the ingredients but just never got around to it. Grrr. I can only imagine how tasty these are though. :-p

    Reply
  8. Russell at Chasing Delicious says

    December 30, 2011 at 1:44 pm

    Ooh what a yummy cupcake recipe! Gotta love treats with rum or bourbon!

    Reply

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