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Kahlua White Russian Cupcakes!

Ingredients

Vanilla White Russian cupcake

  • 1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons kahlua
  • 1 tablespoon vodka
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste

Vanilla White Russian Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 c unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1/2 c softened cream cheese frosting
  • 3 c powder sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kahlua
  • 1 teaspoon vodka
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 3 tbs heavy whipping cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Set up your cupcake pan with liners
  • Using a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a separate large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer or Kitchenaid on medium to high for 30 seconds.
  • Now add sugar, vodka, kahlua and vanilla to the butter and beat until combined.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Alternate, the flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating on low speed until everything is well mixed together
  • Fill the cupcake pan liners 2/3 with cake batter
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes.
  • Remove cupcakes from pan and allow to cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before frosting

FROSTING DIRECTIONS

  • In large mixing bowl, beat butter, vanilla bean paste, vodka, kahlua & cream cheese on high speed until fluffy
  • Add 3 cups of sugar, one at a time.
  • add in heavy cream if frosting is looking like sugar pebbles.
  • Scrape the sides to get all of the sugar.
  • Mix until your frosting is stiff and wont fall off the whisk.
  • Pipe the cupcake using a star tip and top with edible pearls.
  • ENJOY!