Eggnog Cupcakes
Ingredients
Eggnog Pudding
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- pinch salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 1/4 cup eggnog
- 3 egg yolks
Eggnog Cupcakes
- 1 box white cake mix
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup eggnog
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter melted, cooled
- 3 egg whites
Cinnamon Whipped Cream
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
Eggnog Cream Pudding
- In a medium-sized pot, add the sugar, cornstarch, salt, and cinnamon. Whisk to combine. Slowly whisk in the eggnog making sure there are no lumps. Whisk in the eggs until fully incorporated.
- Turn heat on to medium, whisking constantly until thickened, 5-8 minutes. Pudding should coat the back of a spoon. Immediately pour into a medium-sized bowl, add plastic wrap so it touches the top of the pudding. Place in the fridge for 3 hours until set.
Eggnog Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place everything in a large bowl, with a hand mixer beat on low for 30 minutes to combine. Beat on medium speed for one minute, the batter will resemble marshmallow fluff.
- Fill cupcake liners 1/2 full. Bake 12-14 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place cupcake tin on a wired rack, cool for 10 minutes. Take cupcakes out and let cool completely. Cupcakes have to be completely cool before adding filling and topping.
Cinnamon Whipped Cream
- With a stand mixer or hand mixer, place the whipping cream in a large bowl. Slowly add the powdered sugar at slow speed. Whip until soft peaks form.
- Add the cornstarch, vanilla, and cinnamon. Whip until cream will stand up on its own, hard peaks. Do not over beat or you will have butter!
Cupcake Assembly
- Pipe eggnog pudding into the center of the cupcakes, top with whipped cream and garnish with more ground cinnamon or freshly ground nutmeg.
Notes
I suggest starting with making the filling, then the cupcakes, then the whipped cream. The pudding filling needs to set up in the fridge for 3 hours before filling the cupcakes.