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.
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- 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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