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[1] Insert booze into cupcakes (photos #1 and #5 Abacus Photo).
[2] Crown Royal Vanilla: blended Canadian whiskeys infused with the Madagascar Bourbon vanilla (photo © Crown Royal).
[3] It’s easy to add liquor with cupcake pipettes. Here’s the recipe for these yummy cupcakes (photo © Homebody Eats).
[4] Cupcake pipettes are also made in this fun heart shape. We found these, by Vabiooth, on Amazon).
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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.
If you use a spirit, a flavored one works better most straight, spirits, which can taste harsh against the cake unless 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.
Even easier and with many more flavor choices, use a miniature liqueur bottle is even sweeter.
> National Cupcake Day (in Canada) is February 24th.
> National Chocolate Cupcake Day is October 18th.
> National Cupcake Day is December 5th.
> The year’s 9 cupcake holidays.
> The year’s 25+ whiskey holidays.
> The history of cupcakes.
> The history of whiskey.
> The different types of cake: a photo glossary.
> The different types of whiskey: a photo glossary.
CAN’T FIND THE RIGHT MINI BOTTLES?
Can’t get to the liquor store to buy minis? The store has no mini flavors you want?
Here’s a workaround:
Measure out 1-1.5 ounces of spirit in a measuring cup with a spout.
Place the cupcake in a dish.
Insert a small funnel into the top of the cupcake and pour in the spirit.
An even better workaround: Buy disposable pipettes like the ones in photo #3. They’re easy to fill and you may find them so much fun that you’ll start serving “micro-shots” with all your desserts!
CUPCAKE & SPIRITS PAIRINGS
Use your palate—and the spirits you have—to create different pairings. Some suggestions:
Any favor cupcake + cream liqueur
Banana cupcake + banana or vanilla liqueur
Chocolate or red velvet cupcake + chocolate liqueur
Chocolate cupcake + amaretto or mint liqueur
Lemon cupcake + Grand Marnier or Limoncello liqueur
Pumpkin or seasonal spice flavor + spiced rum or ginger liqueur
Vanilla cupcake + cassis, Kahlúa, raspberry or vanilla liqueur
Vanilla cupcake + raspberry liqueur and fresh raspberries on the icing
PARTY IDEA
Have a boozy cupcake party! Place all the ingredients on a table:
Cupcakes
Miniature bottles or filled pipettes
Garnishes (berries, candies, chocolate chips, edible glitter, maraschino cherries, sprinkles, etc.)
Dishes
Utensils
Everyone gets to creates their “signature” DIY celebratory cupcakes.
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