Jessicakes Egg Nog Cupcake Recipe
Ingredients:
3/4 cup cake flour (3.5 oz)
3/4 cup all purpose flour (3.5 oz)
3/4 cup white sugar (5.25 oz)
1/2 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter (1 cube – 4 oz)
2 eggs
1 cup egg nog (full fat – 8 oz)
1 Tbsp vanilla
Mixing:
Put all dry ingredients into mixer and wisk to combine. Add butter and 1/4 cup of egg nog (you might have to add a touch more if you need to) and mix with paddle attachment for 2-3 min until well incorporated and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until incorporated. Add egg nog and mix for another minute or two on medium until smooth. Put batter in cupcake liners up to 1/4″ from the top (it’s a bit runny) and bake at 350 for 16-18 minutes. Makes about 15 cupcakes.
I use Rose Levy’s mixing method and it creates a bit more denser cupcakes which I prefer!! If you like a lighter fluffier cupcakes, then use the creaming butter/sugar together method before adding eggs and dry ingredients.
Filling:
I used Aarti’s recipe here for inspiration for a custard like pudding filling for the egg nog cupcake. I thought it would enhance the egg nog flavor. Here is how I used her recipe to come up with my own egg nog custard.
2 cups egg nog
3 yolks
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
7 oz white chocolate, chopped
Pinch salt
To mix: In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk together the egg nog, yolks and vanilla Stir in the sugar, cornstarch, chocolate and salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Boil for 1 minute, then immediately remove from heat and pour into a bowl. Mixture should be very thick! Cover the surface of pudding with plastic wrap (to prevent a skin from forming) and chill for 3 hours, until set. Core out cupcake and squirt filling into each before topping with buttercream.
OH YUM! This could be the best pie too!!!
Frosting:
Use your favorite vanilla buttercream recipe and add some of the egg nog/white chocolate custard/filling to flavor it…simple! Then, top with a sprinkle of nutmeg.
I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!! You of course don’t need the filling because the cupcakes were great without it…but, if you want that extra kick, go for the filling!!
Happy Holidays!!
My hubby and daughter love eggnog! They are going to love these! Thank you
Hi Jessica- congrats on Harper!! Love the name! Quick question ….will these work if I don’t have cake flour?
Yes, using all all-purpose flour will work! It might not be quite as light…but you probably won’t notice it.
Hi Jessica! I just sent you an email, but it may have ended up in your Spam file. For some reasons all of my emails from TomKat Studio end up in Yahoo’s spam! Anyway, check there and write me back when you have time.
Thanks!
Toni
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Can I ask what tip# did you use? Thanks.