Eggnog Cupcakes
Eggnog’s not really my fave, but when I watched my friend wash down an entire quart in minutes I realized I MUST develop an eggnog cupcake. They are dense with a subtle hit of ‘nog flavor – happy holidays!
ingredients:
1-1/2 sticks (3/4 cups) butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2-1/4 cups cake flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup eggnog
mascarpone frosting (recipe here)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prep a cupcake pan with liners.
In a medium bowl whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar until combined. Then add the eggs one at a time, followed by the vanilla.
Alternate the flour mixture with the eggnog until everything is combined into a silky batter.
Pour the batter into the prepped liners and bake for 14-16 minutes depending on your oven. Test with a toothpick and let cool on a wire rack.
Because of the flavor-full-ness of the eggnog, I like to pair this with my mascarpone frosting (recipe here). It’s light and airy, the perfect combination with the eggnog. You can even spike these with a little rum for a New Year’s party.
Sprinkle with a bit of cinnamon and you’ve got the most festive holiday dessert ever!
Oh my goodness. I love those liners you used!! What are they and where did you get them?
<3 Betsy
@Betsy
I love the liners too, I use them for EVERYTHING. I get mine at Surfas here in L.A. but you can find them online. One of my fave baking supply online stores is http://www.bakeitpretty.com they carry them too!
i love eggnog & i love mochi. think it would be funky to substitute the milk in your mochiko cupcake recipe with eggnog?
In the recipe, you don’t say where the baking soda comes in. I know to add it to the rest of the dry ingredients but others may not.