Eggnog Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Serves 24 Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup butter (11 tbsp)
- 2 eggs
- 3 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups eggnog
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- FROSTING:
- 8oz cream cheese
- 1 stick of butter
- 3-4 tbsp eggnog
- 3 1/2 - 4 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- a pinch of nutmeg
- a pinch of salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl.
- In another bowl beat the sugar and butter together until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well in between each egg.
- Add Vanilla and and beat till smooth.
- Add 1/3 of flour mixture and alternate with eggnog beating after each addition.
- Fill muffin liners with batter about 3/4 full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes for standard and 12-15 minutes for Minis.
- Directions for Frosting:
- Beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add confectioner’s sugar a 1/2 cup at a time, alternating with eggnog. If too soft, add more confectioner’s sugar. If too stiff, add more eggnog. Add vanilla. Add a pinch of nutmeg and salt to taste.
- Garnish with cinnamon and serve!
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how on earth did I miss these! I love eggnog! I will be trying these out next season!
Kandi recently posted..
My husband loves eggnog!! TY for sharing!
I love anything with Egg Nog except alcohol of course since I don’t drink, but these look marvelous! A baking I will be, A baking I will be, hi ho the Egg nog, a baking I will be! Thanks for the awesome recipe
Those look really good. Thanks!
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Yum! My husband would LOVE these
Jody, thanks for following Carole’s Chatter. Happy Holidays!
Carole recently posted..
Jody, thanks for linking this nice one in to Food on Friday. There is now a great collection of muffin and cupcake ideas to check out! Cheers
Ps I have just signed up to follow your blog by Google Reader. A follow back to Carole’s Chatter would be wonderful – or have you already followed? Cheers
Carole recently posted..
I love this recipe for Eggnog Cupcakes. I am going to make these, and I am pinning this awesome recipe to Pinterest!
Hi there. Food on Friday: Muffins and Cupcakes is open for entries. This looks like a neat one! I do hope you link it in. This is the . Please check out some of the great links there are already. Cheers