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Friday, May 1, 2009

Project 365: 031


Mint Julep Cupcakes that I made for Kentucky Derb Day from scratch! This was my first time trying to pipe icing onto cupcakes, and I think they looked pretty good!
Here's the recipe (from Cooking and Booking):
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon mint extract
4 eggs
2 3/4 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1/2 cup Jack Daniels (or other whiskey/bourbon)
1/2 cup Creme de Menthe
icing:
3 cups sifted powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon mint extract
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 stick unsalted butter, melted
milk
1. Preheat the oven to 350F, and grease or line 36 cupcake cups.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the extracts, salt, baking powder, and 1 3/4 cups of the flour.
3. Add the milk and liquors to the batter, then the rest of the flour. Mix as little as possible, just until the batter comes together.
4. Divide evenly (I use an ice-cream scoop) among the cupcake cups. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let cool.
5. To make the icing, combine the powdered sugar, salt, extracts and melted butter. (I think this works best with a stand mixer with the whip attachment or a hand-held mixer.) Add milk very slowly until the texture is right for piping.
6. When the cupcakes are completely cook, pipe or spread the icing on top and enjoy!

4 comments:

alissa said...

oh mylanta these sound tasty. when you combine cocktails and cupcakes you have a fabulous loving relationship.

jess said...

Those came out beautifully. Mmm... mint juleps are so tasty.

Oceanside Creations said...

look fantastic! Thanks for sharing

Adele said...

mm. those look yum. I cannot wait to start experimenting with making cupcakes! As we speak a hummingbird bakery cookbook is on its way (:
love your blog!