🧙♂️ HARRY POTTER BUTTERBEER CUPCAKES 🧁✨ (Your new favorite)
📝 INGREDIENTS:
For the Cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup cream soda
For the Butterbeer Frosting:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup butterscotch sauce
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
🔔 INSTRUCTIONS:
STEP 1: PREPARE THE CUPCAKES
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, cream the softened butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: In a separate bowl, mix the buttermilk and cream soda together.
- Combine Mixtures: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with the buttermilk mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Fill Cupcake Liners: Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
STEP 2: BAKE THE CUPCAKES
- Bake: Place the muffin tin in the preheated oven and bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Remove from the oven and let the cupcakes cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
STEP 3: MAKE THE BUTTERBEER FROSTING
- Beat Butter: In a mixing bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
- Add Sugar and Butterscotch: Gradually add the powdered sugar, mixing until combined. Then, add the butterscotch sauce, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Beat until the frosting is smooth and fluffy.
STEP 4: FROST THE CUPCAKES
- Frost: Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, use a piping bag or a spatula to frost each cupcake generously with the butterbeer frosting.
- Drizzle: Optionally, drizzle a little extra butterscotch sauce on top of the frosted cupcakes for added flavor and decoration.
Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 40 minutes | Servings: 12
Enjoy your Harry Potter Butterbeer Cupcakes, a magical treat that will transport you to the wizarding world! 🧙♂️🧁✨