Kahlua Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake tins with cupcake papers. In a large bowl, prepare batter according to package directions substituting 1 ¼ cup vodka, Kahlúa and Baileys for the water. Add espresso powder. Mix well. Pour into cupcake tins, filling about ⅔ of the way, and place in oven. Bake for 19-22 minutes until cupcakes spring back when touched. Meanwhile, prepare frosting. Using an electric hand mixer, cream butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar in a high-sided bowl until fluffy. Add Kahlúa, Baileys and vanilla extract. Mix in remaining sugar, adding more if necessary to reach desired consistency. Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles. Can be refrigerated up to 3 days

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Insert liners into a medium cupcake pan.
• Cream together oil, sugar, cocoa and vanilla. Add egg yolks.
• Add Kahlua, water, milk and mix well.
• Add flours, and baking soda.
• Beat egg whites on high speed until they from soft peaks. Fold in the egg whites into batter.
• Fill cupcake liners three quarters full. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cupcakes comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 3-5 minutes and remove to a wire rack to completely cool.
• Frosting:.
• In a bowl mix cream cheese and milk.
• Add remaining ingredients and beat until desired consistency. Spread frosting on each muffin. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a mini cupcake pan with 24 mini liners.
• Mix the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon with a whisk. Then set the bowl aside.
• In an electric mixer bowl, add the coffee liqueur, horchata, soybean oil, vanilla extract and eggs. Mix on the lowest speed while you gradually add the dry ingredients. Stop the mixer when ingredients are blended together. Scrape down the sides and mix one more time, but this time on a slightly faster speed, for about 10 seconds. Stop the mixer.
• Bring the oven temperature down to 300 degrees F.
• Fill in the mini cupcake liners half full with the batter. Bake the minis for 14 to 15 minutes. Let the minis cool.
• To assemble: Take the cooled cupcakes and frost as desired. Mission Minis loves to top this cupcake off with a dust of cinnamon.
• In the mixing bowl of a standing mixer, add the cream cheese and butter. Mix together until blended. Turn off the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl to incorporate any cream cheese that wasn't blended. Turn the mixer to the lowest speed and add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, and the vanilla. Stop the mixer. Scrape down the sides again and give the frosting a quick mix on a high speed.

Steps:

• Grease or line two cupcake pans. Preheat oven to 350°F In mixer, combine flour, sugar and salt.
• Melt chocolate with butter, Kahlua and water Add melted chocolate mixture to flour mixture and mix lightly. Add sour cream, vanilla, baking soda and eggs and mix well for 2 minutes.
• Pour batter into pans and press a Kahlua candy into each cake. Be careful that the candy does not touch the bottom of the pan. Cover the chocolate with additional batter, if desired. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the cakes bounces back when pressed gently. Cool on rack 10 minutes and unmold cakes to cake rack to cool completely before frosting.
• Top each cupcake with the buttercream.