Holiday food is not complete without a delicious glass of eggnog or as my boys call it “Christmas milk.” In honour of that delicious holiday drink we’ve topped some classic chocolate cupcakes with light and creamy eggnog buttercream. If you’ve never had an eggnog buttercream this is the recipe to make. Classic, smooth and absolutely delicious. Even if you are not a fan of eggnog I know you will love this icing.
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Eggnog Buttercream
Chocolate Cupcake ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 cups of cold water
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
Chocolate Cupcake directions:
Preheat oven to 350F
Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
In a stand mixer combine water, oil, eggs and vanilla. Slowly add in dry mixture and mix until fully combined.
Fill cupcake holders 2/3 full and bake for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Eggnog Buttercream ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
3 cups icing sugar (powdered sugar)
1/3 cup eggnog
1/4 tsp salt
nutmeg or cinnamon to sprinkle on top (optional)
Eggnog Buttercream Directions:
Using a hand mixer combine butter, sugar, eggnog, and salt mixing until light and fluffy. If not desired stiffness add more icing sugar until the consistency you desire. Top with a sprinkle of cinnamon/nutmeg.
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These sound delicious, great combination of flavours!
yummy! Christmas baking idea
kids do not like eggnog so much. should try making it as buttercream
yes you could definitely make an adjustment to another flavour.
The eggnog butter creams sounds interesting and such a great idea for a holiday cupcake.
These must be good with eggnog in them eh? They certainly look really nice and I like the mixer too :-)
oh yum,these sound so delicious!!
These sound amazing! I might make them for Christmas dinner!
The Breville Handy Mix Scraper looks marvelous. I donated my hand mixer when I moved, but it was seriously from the 1970s. I just never got a better one because hey, it worked. Now that I’m in the market, I’m lusting after this model.
Chocolate Cupcakes with Eggnog Buttercream sounds like a tasty combination
Wow! Those Chocolate Cupcakes with Egnog Buttercream look absolutely delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
Oh boy These sound like a little piece of heaven!! I love chocolate and eggnog They look an sound amazing! thanks for the recipe I will be sure to try it out!!
This is a snack I really want to try out .
These sound so rich and decadent. I am definitely going to add them to my holiday baking list.
They look so delicious!
Yummy, my hubby loves Eggnog so will have to make up a batch of these for him.
I love Eggnog…and I love Buttercream icing!!! Mixing the two of them together, sounds like heaven in a glass…or on a chocolate cupcake! Thanks for the recipe! I will definitely be trying this out this holiday season!!!
Sounds delicious!
the Eggnog Buttercream would go well with so many other baked goods this holiday season. I think it would be great on gingerbread
These cupcakes are so unique and look very yummy!
I have copied the recipe as I have never seen this recipe before and it looks absolutely delicious especially during the Festive Season.
mmm…sounds delicious, i am going try making it this weekend with my daughter
This is a good twist to Christmas desserts! :)
they look delicious!
Wow! That’s decadent. Make two batches please.
These sound decadent!
Sounds delicious! A nice treat for the family!
in my family we are eggnog lovers.my 8 year old grandaughter loves it too.i drank it as a kid as well as my siblings.we cant get enough.i usually make an eggnog baking recipe at christmas and what can i say im also a chocolate lover.so these cupcakes are going to be on my food table christmas eve.
I love eggnog and chocolate, so these cupcakes are the perfect combination for me, thanks for this awesome recipe!
those look amazing
sounds delicious..i am going try!!
Very pretty, I’m sure these are a hit!
I have never heard of eggnog flavored frosting before, but it sounds good!
Yum! I love the idea of eggnog buttercream. I am thinking this would be great on my grandmother’s gingerbread cake!
that looks super yum
i had never thought of an eggnog frosting. Love it.
These sound so festive! The eggnog buttercream sounds delicious.
Perfect for the holiday season with a cuppa. I love a good buttercream icing too.
I am not a fan of egg nog, but I may like it in this form
Yum, these look delicious
We love egg nog so would love to try these!
These look so so good. I love the combination of flavours.
that looks super yummy
These must be delicious with an eggnog buttercream :-) The mixer is super too, love the scraper beaters, great idea :-)
I would love the chocolate taste paired with the
eggnog cream.That sounds so decadent!
Two of my favorite things YUM
These cupcakes sound so delicious! Thanks for this amazing recipe!
these look amazing
would love to give a shot at making these…they look and sound so good, perfect treat for the holidays !
Oh my gosh, those star sprinkles are so cute. Where are they from?
They are Wilton sprinkles – I picked them up at Michael’s.
Scraper Beaters are surely a wonderful idea! My hand mixer will soon have to go to garbage because the beaters started to rust at some places.
These sounds really good, I might just have to make them this weekend for hubby to take into work. Thanks for the recipe.
These cupcakes sound so delicious, especially for Christmas time. My only sorrow is that I wouldn’t be able to stop eating them at one….:(
You had me at chocolate cupcakes but the eggnog buttercream is a delicious combo
A delicious combination you can serve anytime
Oh boy those look good!
What a perfect addition to my holiday baking ! I never thought of using egg nog in my butter cream icing … Thank you for the idea..
We also love “Christmas milk” and I am thinking about trying this new recipe.
These look oh so good, my daughter always points out that we need to get eggnog around Christmas time, we all love it so much!
These cupcakes look delicious! Even though it’s not Christmas time, I could definitely go for some eggnog and cupcakes right now :)
great recipe. was looking for some holiday flavour ideas for my baking!