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Eggnog Cupcakes Recipe

Eggnog Cupcakes just made your holidays all the more dreamy. The eggnog frosting is just about perfect!

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(Kristan Roland)

I have very mixed feelings when it comes to eggnog. First off, I hate milk. Like, with a passion. Such is my disgust with milk that my friends will not even drink it or eat cereal around me. Thankfully, my husband is also in the No Milk camp, so we live happily in love, with neither of us disgusting the other by slurping from bowls of cereal.

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But is eggnog the same as milk? It pretty much is, isn’t it? It’s thicker, of course. But it’s more or less a flavored milk. But I DO love the flavor. It can be a bit much for me to drink – it’s incredibly rich and has a perfume-ey quality to it sometimes, but oh is it perfect for baking with!

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(Kristan Roland)

Eggnog is incredibly easy to use in recipes – from eggnog steel cut oatmeal to cranberry eggnog cheesecake, it’s a pretty versatile ingredient. The festive nutmeg/cinnamon flavor pairs perfectly with baked goods, and eggnog is simple enough to swap for milk or cream. Don’t even get me started on eggnog frosting – it’s basically perfect.

If only used in small amounts, eggnog can be hard to detect in some recipes. In these cases, adding an extra dose of nutmeg and cinnamon helps bring out the flavor. I’ve never had eggnog with rum in it, but I hear that it’s a thing. If you’re fond of that flavor, I think a splash of rum extract would work, especially in a recipe like these cupcakes!

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(Kristan Roland)

I started with one of my favorite cupcake recipes here, swapping out the milk for eggnog and adding nutmeg and a bit of ground cloves. The frosting also has a good dose of eggnog and a sprinkle of nutmeg, and the flavor is so festive and yummy! My Lucy Goose taste tested a few(ish) of these (she’s a cake-a-holic, it’s a thing) and gave them all a thumbs up!

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Eggnog Cupcakes Recipe

Kristan Roland
Eggnog Cupcakes just made your holidays all the more dreamy. The eggnog frosting is just about perfect!
3 from 8 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Cuisine Frosting
Servings 24 1 cupcake
Calories 343 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks Salted Butter Slightly softened
  • 1 2/3 cups Granulated Sugar
  • 3 large Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 2 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1 cup Eggnog
  • 2 sticks Butter Slightly softened
  • 1/4 cup Eggnog
  • 4 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 24 muffin tins with cupcake liners and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add vanilla.
  • With the mixer on medium low, add flour and milk alternately, starting and ending with flour mixture and scraping the bowl as needed.
  • Fill muffin tins 2/3 full.
  • Bake for about 15 minutes or until center of cupcakes spring back when lightly touched.
  • Remove from oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.
  • In the bowl of your mixer, beat butter and eggnog on medium low speed until smooth and combined.
  • Add powdered sugar, nutmeg, and cinnamon, beating on low until just mixed.
  • Increase speed to high and beat for one minute until smooth and fluffy.
  • Frost cooled cupcakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 343kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 19mgSugar: 34g
Keyword Baked, Baking, Christmas, Cupcakes, Eggnog, Frosting, Party Food
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