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Eggnog Cupcakes from scratch

Eggnog Cupcakes: Light and fluffy vanilla egg nog cupcakes with a whipped egg nog buttercream frosting.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmas cupcakes, christmas dessert, egg nog cupcakes, egg nog recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 263kcal
Author: Karen

Ingredients

  • 2 ⅔ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 stick unsalted butter- room temperature
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs beaten
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 cup eggnog

Egg Nog Buttercream Frosting

  • 1 cup room temperature butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup eggnog

Instructions

Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven for 350 degrees and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
  • In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg.  Set aside.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat butter and vanilla extract until creamy.
  • Add sugar, oil and eggs beat until well combined.
  • With a mixer on low speed, slowly alternate adding the flour mixture and the egg nog until each one is combined.
  • Fill cupcakes ¾ full and bake in preheated oven for about 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Frosting

  • Blend room temperature butter and vanilla extract together.
  •  Add in powdered sugar one cup at a time.
  •  Blend in eggnog until desired moisture is achieved.

Nutrition

Calories: 263kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 67IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg
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