One-Bowl Eggnog Cupcakes

Showstopping soft and fluffy eggnog cupcakes are made in just one-bowl! Holiday dessert the easy and delicious way.

Ashley Manila

A recipe for easy eggnog cupcakes topped with eggnog frosting.

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Course Dessert

Cuisine Cupcakes

Servings 2 dozen cupcakes

Ingredients

For the eggnog cupcakes:

2 and 1/4 cups plus 6 tablespoons Bob's Red Mill all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft and cut into small cubes
1 tablespoon vanilla
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup full-fat eggnog
1/4 cup full-fat sour cream
1/3 cup holiday jimmies

For the eggnog frosting:

2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
4-6 cups confectioners sugar
1/4 cup eggnog
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup holiday nonpareils, for decorating

Instructions

For the eggnog cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line two 12-mold muffin tins with paper liners; set aside.
Add all of the dry ingredients to a large bowl; whisk well to combine. Add the softened butter and vanilla, and mix with a handheld electric beater until the batter resembles a course meal. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add eggnog and sour cream and mix until combined. Fold in jimmies with a rubber spatula.
Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin tins (filling about 1/2 way each) and bake, one pan at a time, for 18-20 minutes, or until the tops of are golden and a cake tester inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.

For the Frosting:

In a stand mixer or in large bowl using a hand held electric mixer, beat the butter on medium-speed until smooth and cream; about 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low and gradually add in the confectioners' sugar together; beat smooth. Slowly add in the eggnog (you may only need 1/8 cup) and vanilla extract, beating until slightly stiff and well combined (about 3 minutes). Refrigerate for 10 minutes then frost cooled cupcakes.
Top freshly frosted cupcakes with sprinkles.

Notes

*The butter must be very soft for this recipe to work. *You may completely leave the sprinkles out of this recipe, if desired. *Cupcakes will stay fresh, stored in the fridge, for up to 3 days. Bring to room temperature before serving.

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Recipe by Ashley Manila at Baker by Nature: https://flow-hatch.live/one-bowl-eggnog-cupcakes/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-37978":{"type":"food","name":"One-Bowl Eggnog Cupcakes","slug":"wprm-one-bowl-eggnog-cupcakes","image_url":"https:\/\/bakerbynature.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_1640-6-2.jpg","rating":{"count":1,"total":5,"average":5,"type":{"comment":1,"no_comment":0,"user":0},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"amount":"2","unit":"","name":"and 1\/4 cups plus 6 tablespoons Bob's Red Mill all-purpose flour","notes":"","id":4455,"type":"ingredient","uid":1,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"6","unit":"tablespoons","name":"cornstarch","notes":"","id":967,"type":"ingredient","uid":2,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"6","unit":"tablespoons","unitParsed":"tablespoons"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"cups","name":"granulated sugar","notes":"","id":989,"type":"ingredient","uid":3,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"cups","unitParsed":"cups"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","name":"baking powder","notes":"","id":957,"type":"ingredient","uid":4,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","unitParsed":"tablespoon"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","name":"salt","notes":"","id":903,"type":"ingredient","uid":5,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"teaspoon","unitParsed":"teaspoon"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"","name":"sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft and cut into small cubes","notes":"","id":4456,"type":"ingredient","uid":6,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","name":"vanilla","notes":"","id":1077,"type":"ingredient","uid":7,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","unitParsed":"tablespoon"}}},{"amount":"4","unit":"","name":"large eggs, at room temperature","notes":"","id":925,"type":"ingredient","uid":8,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"4","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","name":"full-fat eggnog","notes":"","id":4457,"type":"ingredient","uid":9,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","name":"full-fat sour cream","notes":"","id":1008,"type":"ingredient","uid":10,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","name":"holiday jimmies","notes":"","id":4458,"type":"ingredient","uid":11,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/3","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"2","unit":"","name":"sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft","notes":"","id":2527,"type":"ingredient","uid":13,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"amount":"4-6","unit":"cups","name":"confectioners sugar","notes":"","id":1011,"type":"ingredient","uid":14,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"4-6","unit":"cups","unitParsed":"cups"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","name":"eggnog","notes":"","id":1595,"type":"ingredient","uid":15,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}},{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","name":"vanilla extract","notes":"","id":912,"type":"ingredient","uid":16,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"tablespoon","unitParsed":"tablespoon"}}},{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","name":"holiday nonpareils, for decorating","notes":"","id":4459,"type":"ingredient","uid":17,"unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"cup","unitParsed":"cup"}}}],"originalServings":"2","originalServingsParsed":2,"currentServings":"2","currentServingsParsed":2,"currentServingsFormatted":"2","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0}}}