Eggnog Cupcakes
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Fluffy and moist Eggnog Cupcakes topped with a creamy eggnog buttercream frosting. These soft and tender eggnog cupcakes and eggnog frosting are made with spiced rum. It’s the perfect Christmas cupcake recipe.
Eggnog Cupcakes Ingredients
– Unsalted butter- room temperature – Granulated sugar – Brown sugar – Large eggs – Rum extract – Salt – Ground nutmeg – Ground ginger – Ground cinnamon – Baking powder. – Eggnog – All-purpose flour
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Start by mixing the room temperature butter and sugars until light and smooth.
Step 2
Add in the eggs, rum extract, baking powder and spices (salt, nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon) Mix until well combined.
Step 3
Once combined, add in the eggnog and mix once more. Continue with adding in half of the flour, mix and then add in the remaining half.
Step 4
Mix one final time until the flour is well incorporated.
Step 5
Prepare cupcake/muffin pan with cupcake liners. Fill liners ¾ of the way full with eggnog cupcake batter.
Step 6
Bake for 15-18 minutes making sure to check with a toothpick to see if fully cooked.
Step 7
Once finished baking, allow the spice rum eggnog cupcakes to sit in the pan to cool for 10-15 minutes and then move to a cooling rack.
Step 8
While the cupcakes are cooling, make the frosting. *Full recipe on my blog!
Step 9
Pipe on to the cupcakes.
Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon and a cinnamon stick. Enjoy!