Mint Julep Cupcake Recipe
This is an easy Mint Julep Cupcake Recipe. Instead of making a cocktail this summer, make drink-inspired cupcakes for your next party as a dessert.
Servings: 12 Cupcakes
Calories: 895kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter unsalted
- 2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp mint extract
- 4 eggs
- 2¾ cup flour
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup Bourbon
- 2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 4 cup powder sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp mint
- 2 tbsp bourbon
- 2-4 tbsp heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line cupcake tins with liners.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, baking powder, and 1¾ cups of the flour.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, eggs, and extracts in a large mixing bowl until creamy. Slowly beat in the flour mixture until just combined.
- Add the milk and bourbon to the batter, and then the remaining flour.
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Once cool, pick the cupcakes with a fork and then using a BBQ brush, brush the tops with the Bourbon.
Frosting
- Add all ingredients into a standing mixer and mix until stiff peaks form.
- If to powdery, add in another tbs of heavy whipping cream.
- Once stiff, fill piping bag with frosting and pipe onto cupcakes.
- Top with mint leafs.