Eggnog Cupcakes
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Serves: 12 cupcakes
 
Ingredients
Eggnog Cupcakes
  • 1 and 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter - melted
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1/4 cup vanilla greek yogurt
  • 3/4 cup eggnog
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Eggnog Buttercream
  • 1/2 cup butter - softened to room temperature
  • 2 cups icing sugar - sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste - or vanilla extract
  • 2-3 tablespoon eggnog
Instructions
Eggnog Cupcakes
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line your cupcake pan - set aside
  2. In your small bowl mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together - set aside.
  3. In your medium bowl whisk the melted butter and sugar together - mixture will be gritty.
  4. Add in your eggwhites, yogurt, eggnog and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined.
  5. Slowly mix in your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients until no lumps remain, batter will be thick.
  6. Evenly distribute your batter between your cupcake pan.
  7. Bake for 18-19 minutes.
  8. Allow to fully cool on a wire cooling rack before frosting.
Eggnog Buttercream
  1. Using your hand mixer, cream the butter until pale and fluffy.
  2. Slowly add 1 cup of your icing sugar.
  3. Mix in 2 tablespoons of eggnog and your vanilla bean paste.
  4. Add in your last cup of icing sugar and beat until the consistency you like, adding more eggnog as needed.
  5. Frost or pipe your cupcakes once fully cooled.
Recipe by Stacey's Recipes at https://www.staceysrecipes.com/eggnog-cupcakes/