Honey Bourbon Cupcakes

Honey Bourbon Cupcakes As seen on HelloGiggles.com

This recipe was first posted on HelloGiggles as part of my Cupcake Girl column.

Something delicious is abuzz!!!

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 1/2 cups flour (3/4 all-purpose flour, 3/4 cake flour)

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 cup buttermilk (or milk with 1 teaspoon cream of tartar—I used milk and tartar)

1/4 cup honey

2 tsp vanilla

1 tbs bourbon per cupcake

The Steps:

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar. Blend eggs, extract and honey into this bowl.

Add sifted ingredients alternately with milk, a small amount at a time.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.

Allow cake to cool for 10 minutes.

Make about 8 holes in the cupcakes, poking the tops with a fork. Now, use the bourbon you set aside to drizzle over the tops of the cupcakes. Use about 1 tablespoon per cupcake.

Now for the Honey Bourbon frosting:

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

2-3 cups powdered sugar

¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3½ tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon bourbon, or to taste

Mix it up. (If icing is too runny, add more sugar. If too thick, add a splash of milk.)

Apply frosting.

Cheers!