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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!
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Prep Time:
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
40
minutes
minutes
Servings:
12
Calories:
427
kcal
Author:
Kita Roberts
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
1 1/3
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 2/3 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:
1
g
|
Calories:
427
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
53
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
22
g
|
Saturated Fat:
13
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
8
g
|
Cholesterol:
65
mg
|
Sodium:
223
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
41
g