[2] Crown Royal Vanilla: blended Canadian whiskeys infused with the Madagascar Bourbon vanilla.

November 10th is National Vanilla Cupcake Day, and we have a purely adult celebration in mind:

Buy a cupcake and a miniature “airline” bottle of your favorite spirit (it’s 1.7 ounces).

Place the cupcake in a dish to catch any drippings. Remove the cap of the miniature and, holding your finger to prevent a deluge, turn the bottle upside down, pushing it into the cupcake.

You may want to eat your treat with a spoon or fork.

This idea comes from Crown Royal Vanilla. Bursting with vanilla flavor, it’s a perfect pairing for most cupcakes.

> National Cupcake Day (in Canada) is February 24th.

> National Chocolate Cupcake Day is October 18th.

> National Cupcake Day is December 5th.

> The history of cupcakes.
 
 
CAN’T GET ANY MINI CUPCAKES?

Can’t get to the liquor store to buy minis? The store has no mini flavors you want?

Here’s a workaround:

 
 
CUPCAKE & SPIRITS PAIRINGS

Use your palate—and the spirits you have—to create different pairings. Some suggestions:

If straight alcohol is too strong for you, dilute it with some water.

Or, if you like things sweet, make a sugar syrup by heating equal parts sugar and water until the sugar dissolves. Then mix in the spirit to your desired flavor intensity.
 
 
PARTY IDEA

Have a boozy cupcake party.

Put all the ingredients on a table:

 
Encourage everyone to create a DIY celebratory cupcake.

You can also provide extra bowls of frosting for the frosting fans.

MORE BOOZY CUPCAKES

If you like the idea of boozy cupcakes, here are 21 recipes to make “cocktail cupcakes”—from Cosmopolitan to Margarita.