Eggnog-Inspired Cupcake Recipe

Eggnog + cake = the perfect Christmas treat 🎄

These eggnogg-inspired cupcakes are quick and easy to make

Ingredients:

• 4 Eggs

• Butter

• Caster Sugar

• Self-Raising Flour

• Icing Sugar

• Cream Cheese

• Rum

• Ground Nutmeg

• Ground Cinnamon

• Ground Ginger

Method:

Cupcakes:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celcius

2. Weigh the eggs. Then use the same weight in butter, caster sugar and self-raising flour. E.g. If your eggs weigh 250g, weigh 250g caster sugar, 250g butter and 250g self-raising flour.

3. Mix the eggs, sugar, butter, and flour.

4. Add 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger into the mixture. Mix well.

5. Fill a cupcake tin with cupcake cases, and divide the mixture equally between all 12 cases. Put the cupcakes in the oven for 15-20 or until golden brown/a skewer comes out of the middle clean.

6. Whilst the cakes are cooking, on the hob mix 75g caster sugar with 5-10 tablespoons of rum (depending on how strong you want the drizzle). Gently heat until the sugar is dissolved.

7. Remove the cupcakes from the oven, prick each cupcake with a fork a couple of times and use a tablespoon to pour the rum drizzle over each cupcake.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1. Beat 100g softened butter with 100g icing sugar.

2. Add 200g cream cheese.

3. Once mixed, add 1 tsp ground nutmeg and 1tsp ground cinnamon. Mix again.

4. When the cupcakes are cool, add the icing on top. You can do this through using a butter knife to smooth the icing around the cupcake, or use a piping bag if you’re feeling extra fancy.