Spiked Eggnog Cupcakes

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Egg whites

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 2/3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 1/2 cups Confectioners' sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp Salt, Coarse
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

• Dairy

  • 6 Butter, salted
  • 1/4 cup Milk

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1/4 cup Bourbon
  • 15/16 cup Eggnog

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups (240 g) all purpose flour
• 1 cup (200 g) sugar
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp coarse salt
• 3/4 cup salted butter (170 g), room temperature
• 3 egg whites
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup (180 ml) eggnog
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) milk
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) bourbon (optional)
• 3/4 cup salted butter (170 g), room temperature
• 2 1/2 cups (275 g) confectioners sugar
• 3-4 tablespoons eggnog
• 1-2 teaspoons bourbon

Directions

• Cupcakes
• Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a mini muffin tin with cupcake liners. Set aside.
• Whisk together flour, sugar, nutmeg, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
• In a large bowl with a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together butter, egg whites, vanilla, eggnog and milk and on medium speed just until smooth. Slowly add in flour mixture and mix just until combined. Do not over mix.
• Fill prepared cupcake liners a little more than half way. Bake 12-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a couple crumbs on it.
• Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes, then remove to cooling rack to finish cooling.
• In a medium bowl with a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat butter until fluffy. Gradually add confectioners sugar until combined. Add in eggnog 1 tablespoon at a time and then the bourbon one teaspoon at a time. Add additional eggnog or bourbon to reach desired consistency and taste.
• Transfer frosting to a bag fitted with a tip.
• Brush cooled cupcakes with bourbon (optional step).
• Frost cupcakes and sprinkle with nutmeg.