Fireball Cupcakes
- 1 (16 ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 1/4 cups whiskey, divided
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- red and yellow food coloring
- hot tamale, for decoration
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0 and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, mix together cake mix and cinnamon, then stir in vegetable oil, eggs, and 1 cup Fireball. Bake according to package directions. Let cool completely before frosting.
- Make Fireball frosting: In a large bowl, combine butter, half the powdered sugar, vanilla , salt, and remaining 1/4 cup Fireball.
- Using a hand mixer, beat until smooth. Add the remaining 2 cups powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
- Gently stir in yellow food coloring, then red, being careful not to overmix (you want it to be streaky).
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes and garnish with one Hot Tamale each.
yellow cake, cinnamon, vegetable oil, eggs, whiskey, unsalted butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, kosher salt, red, hot tamale
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/fireball-cupcakes-533566 (may not work)