Eggnog Cupcakes

Prep: 15min
| Servings: 12 | Cook: 25min
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Make eggnog cupcakes for Easter – they taste great all year round. Chocolate‑fluffy batter with an eggnog cream cheese topping.

Ingredients

  • 2 Eggs
  • 100 g raw cane sugar
  • 50 ml coconut oil
  • 150 ml eggnog
  • 300 g spelt whole wheat flour
  • 2 tsp Baking powder
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 50 g dark chocolate
  • 250 g cream cheese
  • 2.5 tbsp powdered sugar made from raw cane sugar

Instructions

  1. 1.

    In a large bowl beat the eggs with the sugar, coconut oil and 75 ml eggnog until frothy.

  2. 2.

    Sift together the flour, baking powder, cocoa and salt; gradually fold into the batter.

  3. 3.

    Coarsely chop the chocolate and stir it in. Divide the batter among twelve muffin tins and bake at 180 °C (160 °C fan‑forced) for about 20–25 minutes, then cool.

  4. 4.

    Whisk the cream cheese with 4 tbsp eggnog and 2 tbsp powdered sugar until smooth; pipe onto the cooled cupcakes.

  5. 5.

    Mix the remaining eggnog with the rest of the powdered sugar to make a thin sauce; spoon a few drops over each cupcake. Serve and enjoy!