Gentlemen's Cupcakes Take 2 (Happy cake day Liam)

Honey whiskey cupcakes

My previous attempt at whiskey cupcakes was a hit and Liam requested these for his birthday morning tea at work. So here's how they turned out after making a few refinements.

honey whiskey cupcakes with syrup

Making the cakes:

Once again I used a basic buttermilk vanilla cupcake batter with a few tablespoons of whiskey. This time instead of single malt I went for something a bit sweeter.

Making the frosting:

For frosting I used my usual cream-cheese vanilla frosting with some honey whiskey to taste. For my second attempt I had some pinspiration and added a syrup using a recipe from creative-culinary. I think the syrup was a success.

Whiskey Swirls - the Gentleman's Cupcake (Happy birthday Mick!)

Whiskey Cupcakes

These were an experiment in making 'manly' cupcakes. My husband (a self proclaimed whiskey connoisseur) gave these a tick of tasty approval.

Whiskey cupcakes

Making the cake:

These cakes are a simple vanilla cupcake batter with the following modifications: buttermilk (instead of milk), four tablespoons of Glenfiddich 12 y/o single malt whiskey.

Making the frosting:

The frosting is a simple vanilla cream cheese frosting with an added teaspoon of Glenfiddich. I added a little yellow food colouring (but I only lightly stirred it through so that when piped it would give a slight swirl effect - I don't think it was that successful). The cupcakes are completed with a sprinkle of grated white chocolate.