Eggnog cupcakes with chocolate cream cheese frosting

By mamacasma

Ingredients

• Eggnog cupcakes
• 6 Tablespooons room temperature butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup eggnog
• Chocolate cream cheese frosting
• 1/4 cup room temperature butter
• 1 cup room temperature cream cheese
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 10mins
Adapted from roxanashomebaking.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat the oven to 350F. Place paper liners in 10 cupcake holes. Set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula, start mixing again and add the 2 eggs, one at a time. Scrape again the bowl.
4. Add the nutmeg and baking powder.
5. Alternately add the flour and eggnog. Mix until just combined.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared 10 cupcake holders, lift the pan about two inch above the counter-top and drop it (on the counter top) - these way any air-bubbles inside the batter break and the cupcakes bake with no holes
7. Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
When the cupcakes are baked leave to cool slightly in the pan before removing.
8. Cool completely before frosting.


Chocolate cream cheese frosting
1. In a mixing bowl cream the cheese and butter until fluffy.
2. Sift together the powder sugar, cocoa and nutmeg and slowly, 1/2 cup at a time add to the creamed mixture.
3. When all the sugar is incorporated increase the spreed to medium and mix for 2-3 minutes. The frosting should be velvety and stiff enough to be piped.
4. Spoon the frosting into a piping bag and frost the cupcakes. I used 1M tip from Wilton.