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If you are looking for THE perfect holiday cupcake, then look no further than these mouthwatering Spiced Rum Eggnog Cupcakes with Homemade Spiced Rum Buttercream Frosting! Oh, my! Eggnogg is a classic holiday flavor and these cupcakes do not disappoint! They are melt in your mouth goodness that will have all your guests asking for the recipe!
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Cupcake Ingredients
1.5 cups flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon allspice
2 eggs, room temperature
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup spiced rum
3/4 cup eggnog, room temperature
1/4 cup sour cream
Frosting Ingredients
3 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon espresso powder or coffee
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 sticks room temperature unsalted butter
1 tablespoon spiced rum
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 teaspoons milk, if needed
Chocolate sprinkles for decoration if desired
Directions for Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with baking liners.
In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and allspice.
Whisk dry ingredients together.
In a small bowl, add eggs, sugar, rum, vegetable oil and butter. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Add small bowl ingredients into the dry ingredients. Fold in with spatula.
Layer each muffin cup 2/3 of the way with batter. Bake 18-20 minutes or until it springs back when touched. Let cool.
Directions for Frosting
Add powdered sugar, espresso powder and cocoa powder to a large mixing bowl and whisk together.
Add in butter and mix for 1 minute or until creamy.
Mix in the rum and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. If mixture is too thick, add a bit of milk.
Add frosting to piping bag
Frost cupcakes and decorate with chocolate sprinkles if desired.
Don’t these Spiced Rum Eggnog Cupcakes look amazing?
Print this yummy Spiced Rum Eggnog Cupcakes recipe!
- Cupcake Ingredients
- 1.5 cups flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup spiced rum
- ¾ cup eggnog, room temperature
- ¼ cup sour cream
- Frosting Ingredients
- 3 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon espresso powder or coffee
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 2 sticks room temperature unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon spiced rum
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 teaspoons milk, if needed
- Chocolate sprinkles for decoration if desired
- Directions for Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with baking liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and allspice.
- Whisk dry ingredients together.
- In a small bowl, add eggs, sugar, rum, vegetable oil and butter. Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Add small bowl ingredients into the dry ingredients. Fold in with spatula.
- Layer each muffin cup ⅔ of the way with batter. Bake 18-20 minutes or until it springs back when touched. Let cool.
- Directions for Frosting
- Add powdered sugar, espresso powder and cocoa powder to a large mixing bowl and whisk together.
- Add in butter and mix for 1 minute or until creamy.
- Mix in the rum and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. If mixture is too thick, add a bit of milk.
- Add frosting to piping bag
- Frost cupcakes and decorate with chocolate sprinkles if desired.
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