Eggnog, where have you been all of my life?! I’ve always written eggnog off as some kind of gross American drink – something forced upon children by adults at Christmas time. and universally hated. How very wrong I was! After seeing eggnog pop up in more than a few recipes recently and stumbling upon it in the cold section of the supermarket, I decided to give it a try.
Ingredients
It turns out eggnog is amazingly creamy and delicious, even more so when it’s in these incredibly moist cupcakes! I would rate these cupcakes as some of the most delicious ones I have made. These cupcakes definitely capture the taste of Christmas – warm spices and sweet flavours. I have 3/4 of a carton of eggnog left, so I will be looking for other recipes to use it up. I will definitely be embracing the tradition of drinking some eggnog on Christmas Eve!
Eggnog Cupcakes with White Chocolate Spiced Buttercream
My buttercream piping skills went downhill after the first few cupcakes – the heat and humidity were making the icing nearly slide right off the cupcakes, so I had to move quickly and put each cupcake into the fridge after they were decorated.
Christmas Cupcake Ferris Wheel back in action!
This post is part of the Sweet Adventures Blog Hop – the theme for December is ‘Sweets for Santa’. Make sure you check out some of the other festive treats below that bloggers have whipped up for Santa!
- Cupcakes:
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup eggnog
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 ¼ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarb soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon mixed spice
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- White Chocolate Spiced Buttercream:
- ¼ cup while chocolate, heaping
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups icing sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon or nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons eggnog
- Directions:
- Preheat oven to 175 degrees.
- Cream sugar and butter together until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs. Mix until well combined.
- Add vanilla, eggnog, and almond extract.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, mixed spice and nutmeg.
- Slowly combine the wet and dry ingredients.
- Stir in pecans
- Spoon into cupcake liners and bake for 13-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Buttercream: Over LOW heat, melt white chocolate chips stirring constantly. Set aside until it has cooled for a few minutes.
- Beat butter and cream cheese for 2-3 minutes, then add white chocolate. Beat again for a few minutes.
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla, spice of your choice, and eggnog. Beat for 2 minutes.
- Refrigerate buttercream in Tupperware or a piping bag until stiff enough to frost.
I love eggnog! I took had written it off until someone forced me to drink it a few years ago and low and behold. It tastes amazing!
I love eggnog anything! And that cupcake ferris wheel has just gone on my christmas wish list. Also love the little snowmen on the cupcakes!
These look scrumptious!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
for some reason, the thought of eggnog has been icky to me too. i think i imagined drinking raw eggs. i have no idea what is in eggnog!
your cupcake decorations look gorgeous!! the sprinkles and snowman sittign in the buttercream, just lovely!!
Too cute! Love the ferris wheel, must give eggnog a go!
Well at least you have found a good use for eggnog ( and a mighty excellent one at that. I love that Ferris wheel , have never seen one of those before. Trying to ice and decorate in the heat is almost immposible
Oh my goodness, where did you get that amazing cupcake ferris wheel? I want one!!
Lovely
I’m thinking of making chilled egg nogs this year as I’ve always fancied trying it, but don’t want to buy the stuff in the carton from Coles 
I feel your pain about piping in humidity. Hard work
But delicious still!
Woah. that cupcake ferris wheel is amazing! so cool!!
Aww how cute! I like eggnog but haven’t had it in years. Your cupcakes look fantastic and I love that ferris wheel.
I do adore eggnog so I always get a kick when other people discover it. Love the sound of including it in cupcakes! Glad you could join us for SABH