White Russian Cupcakes
Source of Recipe
"Cupcakes from the Cake Mix Doctor" by Anne Byrn
Recipe Introduction
These were very popular at Mr. Kim�s office. The mix of Kahlua, whipped cream and vodka was delicious! I topped them with a dusting of cocoa and a chocolate covered espresso bean. Also, I almost always use Oetker's Whip-IT whipped cream stabilizer when I am not using the whipped cream immediately or if I think I will have some left over. You may sacrifice a little on the texture (the resultant whipped cream is firmer and doesn�t have that signature flowing voluptuousness of regular whipped cream) but it doesn�t deflate so quickly.
List of Ingredients
CUPCAKES:
1 (18.25 oz.) pkg. plain yellow cake mix
1 (3.4 oz.) pkg. vanilla instant pudding mix
1 c. vegetable oil
� c. whole milk
4 large eggs
� c. vodka
� c. plus 2 T. Kahlua
1 t. vanilla
KAHLUA WHIPPED CREAM:
1 c. heavy whipping cream
2 T. 10X sugar
1 T. Kahlua
2 T. semisweet chocolate shavings [I used cocoa and chocolate covered espresso beans]
Recipe
CUPCAKES:
Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners [I also spray with Pam]. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Place the cake mix, pudding mix, oil, milk, eggs, vodka, � c. Kahlua, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds, stopping once to scrape down the bowl. Mix on medium speed 2 more minutes, scraping again, if necessary. Scoop 1/3 c. of batter into each cup [I ended up with about 30 cupcakes].
Bake 17 � 20 minutes or until they are golden and spring back when lightly pressed with your finger. Cool on racks for 5 minutes. Brush the tops of the cupcakes with the remaining 2 T. Kahlua. Remove from pans and cool completely.
FROSTING:
Chill mixing bowl and beater in freezer for a minute. Beat cream on high speed about 1 � minutes. Add the sugar and Kahlua. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form. Pipe a nice mound of whipped cream on each cupcake. Garnish as you like.
Store these in a cake saver in a refrigerator up to 4 days.
Makes 24 cupcakes [unless you are me; then you�ll get 30].
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