Eggnog Cupcakes
With an eggnog cake and eggnog frosting, this is one Christmas cupcake recipe that is tasty all over - yet not too strong and overwhelming.
Servings: 20 cupcakes
Calories: 211kcal
Ingredients
FOR THE CUPCAKES
- 1-3/4 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup butter room temperature
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 3/4 cup eggnog
- 1/4 cup milk
FOR THE ICING
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup egg nog
- 3 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2-3 cups icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
- Whisk together flour, sugar and baking powder.
- Add butter, egg whites, vanilla, nutmeg, eggnog and milk to a bowl and mix on medium speed until smooth.
- Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes, then move to cooling rack.
- To make icing, cream together butter, egg nog, vanilla, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
- Mix in 2 cups of the icing sugar, then if it's too runny add more in 1/4 cup increments until it's the consistency needed.
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 20cupcakes | Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 1g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 117mg | Sugar: 23g