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Whiskey Sour Cupcakes

Servings 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

for the cupcakes

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter room temperature
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup whiskey
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice I used Lemon Sour
  • 2 tsp grated lemon rind

for the frosting

  • 3/4 cup 1 1/2 sticks butter, room temperature
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice I used Lemon Sour
  • 1 tsp lemon extract
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • Lemon wedges and cherries - optional

Instructions

for the cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
  • Combine flour and baking soda in a bowl, stir, and set aside.
  • In a medium sized bowl, cream butter and sugar on medium speed until completely incorporated.
  • Add eggs and vanilla extract, and mix well.
  • Add whiskey and flour mixture. Mix on low speed until just combined.
  • Add lemon juice and mix until completely incorporated.
  • Spoon cupcake batter into the prepared pan, filling paper liners about 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
  • Let cupcakes cool in the pan for five minutes, then move to a wire rack to cool completely. (Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting.)

for the frosting

  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter on medium high speed until smooth and fluffy, about 1 minute.
  • Add lemon juice and lemon extract.
  • Then add half of the powdered sugar. Mix on low speed until just combined. Then mix on medium speed until powdered sugar is completely incorporated.
  • Repeat with the rest of the powdered sugar. (If the frosting is too thin, add another 1/2 cup powdered sugar and mix well.)

Notes

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