Our military commissary has stocked three flavors of eggnog right now. Pumpkin, Cinnamon and Gingerbread. The pumpkin tasted just like pumpkin pie, but I knew I didn’t want to bake with it. I’m kinda over pumpkin, ya know? And then I sipped on the cinnamon nog…. and HOLY COW!
I’m not gonna lie. I’m not a fan of the eggnog. But the cinnamon eggnog was SO GOOD! I might even drink an entire quart of it! YUM!
So, then my brain got to churnin… eggnog cupcakes. Yah, that’s typical. But Cinnamon Eggnog cupcakes? And what goes better with eggnog than a little bourbon? So uhm, yeah. Cinnamon Eggnog & Bourbon cupcakes were born!
Don’t worry, these won’t get you drunk… just make you happy!
PS… the liners I used for these cupcakes are probably one of my most favorite liners EVER! They come from my friend, Kellie Sutton of Sutton Gourmet Paper. The thing that makes these liners so amazing is that they keep their color, texture and shape when baking. They DO NOT soak the batter or oils into the liners like others do. So every time you bake with Kellie’s liners, you get a perfectly beautifully wrapped cupcake!
Cinnamon Eggnog & Bourbon Cupcakes
Makes 17-18 cupcakes
1 1/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup bourbon whiskey (I used Seven Oaks American Straight Bourbon Whiskey)
1 1/4 cup cinnamon eggnog
1/4 cup canola oil
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sugar
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line cupcake pan with liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the bourbon, eggnog, oil, vinegar, vanilla and sugar on medium speed until smooth (about 3-4 minutes).
- Add the flour and mix on low speed just until all the flour is wet.
- Stop the mixer, scrape the sides with a spatula and make sure all the flour is incorporated. Do not over mix. This step should only take 2-3 strokes.
- Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the cupcake.
- Allow to cool in the pan for 3-4 minutes until removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Spiced Bourbon Buttercream
4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 lb + 1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp bourbon whiskey (I used the same bourbon as in the cupcakes above)
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1-2 tbsp (more or less) cinnamon eggnog
1/8 tsp salt
nutmeg – garnish
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
- One half cup at a time, add half the powdered sugar and beat until smooth between each addition.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the whiskey, beat until combined.
- Sprinkle in the cinnamon and mix until incorporated.
- One half cup at a time, add the remaining powdered sugar and beat until smooth between each addition.
- Add the eggnog until you get the consistency you desire. You may want more or less of the eggnog. Mix in the salt and beat until smooth, about 30 seconds.
- Frost each cupcake and sprinkle with nutmeg to garnish.
Betsy Eves
Hi I'm Betsy- the owner of JavaCupcake.com! I'm also an Army wife, mother, blogger, writer, baker and traveler. I'm currently living in Germany... spending my days taking care of family, baking for friends and blogging! I also write for the world famous blog, Cupcakes Take the Cake and contribute to the coffee blog, Coffee Cup News.
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These just scream AMAZING!!! Can’t wait to try these bad boys one day!!!! t
Let me know if you make them Amy!!!
xoxo
Wow! Sound good. Made your honey cornbread muffins for my dad’s birthday. Yum! You really got me into baking. I’m still ten, but I want to open a cupcake store one day!!
YUM! I’m making those muffins again today! Thanks for being such a great fan of JavaCupcake! <3
These cupcakes have all the makings for one amazing treat! Right now I have a fridge full of regular egg nog. Would a substitution work with regular egg nog + cinnamon and if so how much cinnamon would you add?. Thank you for this fabulous recipe!!!
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I’d just add an extra teaspoon of cinnamon to the flour mixture
love love anything with eggnog these look amazing! what a great site you have, just signed up for emails!!
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Welcome! Thanks for stopping by!! And ps…. these cupcakes were TO DIE FOR!
These were a total flop. I think something is missing. The cupcakes fell apart. The frosting is good. The batter was really runny. Help.
Oh no! I’m sorry to hear that! I made them again yesterday for a client and they turned out perfect. And you’re right… the batter is really thin. I hope you try them again! <3 GOOD LUCK!
I love making cupcakes and love buying the pretty cupcake liners but after I bake the cupcakes they are dark and you cannot see the designs….what am I doing wrong?
Hi Toni! That’s a GREAT question! Unfortunately you aren’t doing anything wrong… it’s really the liners that aren’t working for you. Most of the store bought liners and even the specialty ones that you can get online from ETSY and places like Bake it Pretty will have that problem. Sometimes if you bake a “white” cake or a cake with no color then the lighter colored liners with designs will still be okay. The liners I used for these cupcakes come from Sutton Gourmet Paper who makes liners out of special paper especially so the designs are still visible after baking, even with dark color cakes. A good solution would to be to bake your cupcakes in brown cups then use wrappers to decorate them. My favorite line of wrappers is Bella Cupcake Couture. The owner, Carrie, is a personal friend of mine and she makes an awesome wrapper! <3
So…. with that said… check into Sutton Gourmet Paper and Bella Cupcake Couture to make your cupcakes gorgeous!
Just made and they are really good. I LOVE the frosting with eggnog and bourbon!!!
YUM! I’m so glad they turned out for you!! xoxo
These cupcakes came out delish! The only issue I had with them was that I made a half batch because I didn’t have enough whisky, and it only made 6 cupcakes. The frosting didn’t come out like your pic, it was very runny. But like I always do, I whip up a cup of heavy whipping cream then fold it into the frosting to make it fluffy. Then it looks like yours
other than that I’m very pleased with this recipe! Great for the holidays.
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed them!