Boozy Southern Comfort Cupcakes Recipe

Chocolate cupcake with southern comfort frosting

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Boozy Southern Comfort Cupcakes Recipe

Next time you think you need a cocktail, you might just need a boozy cupcake! These easy Southern Comfort Alcohol Infused Chocolate cupcakes are topped with a SoCo buttercream frosting and a decadent drizzle of caramel.

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Prep Time10

Cook Time18

Cooling Time1

Total Time1 28

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cupcakes

Calories: 164kcal

Author: Sharon Garofalow

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ cup water
¼ cup Southern Comfort Whiskey

For the Frosting

The ingredients for the Very Best Vanilla Frosting See the recipe here.
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 TBSP Southern Comfort
Pinch of cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
½ Cup caramel
Chocolate shavings, optional

Instructions

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside
In a bowl combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.
Add eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, Southern Comfort and water.
Mix until everything is well incorporated and there are no lumps left.
Divide the batter between the cupcake liners and take to the oven.
Bake for 18 minutes or until done.
Remove from the oven and let them cool completely before frosting.

To Make the Frosting:

In a bowl whip up the very best vanilla frosting.
Add cocoa powder, Southern Comfort, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Transfer to a piping bag.
Frost cupcakes and top with a caramel drizzle and some chocolate shavings.

Notes

Don't skip the caramel drizzle and chocolate shavings! So good!

You'll love the unique flavor the Southern Comfort infuses into these chocolate cupcakes.

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