Kahlua and Horchata Cupcake
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, plus more to dust, optional
- 3/4 cup coffee liqueur, such as Kahlua
- 1/2 cup horchata
- 1/2 cup soybean oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- Cream Cheese Frosting, recipe follows
- 16 ounces cream cheese, such as Philadelphia, cut into 4 sections
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, soft
- 3 cups sifted powder sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a mini cupcake pan with 24 mini liners.
- Mix the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon with a whisk.
- Then set the bowl aside.
- In an electric mixer bowl, add the coffee liqueur, horchata, soybean oil, vanilla extract and eggs.
- Mix on the lowest speed while you gradually add the dry ingredients.
- Stop the mixer when ingredients are blended together.
- Scrape down the sides and mix one more time, but this time on a slightly faster speed, for about 10 seconds.
- Stop the mixer.
- Bring the oven temperature down to 300 degrees F.
- Fill in the mini cupcake liners half full with the batter.
- Bake the minis for 14 to 15 minutes.
- Let the minis cool.
- To assemble: Take the cooled cupcakes and frost as desired.
- Mission Minis loves to top this cupcake off with a dust of cinnamon.
- This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition.
- The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.
- In the mixing bowl of a standing mixer, add the cream cheese and butter.
- Mix together until blended.
- Turn off the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl to incorporate any cream cheese that wasn't blended.
- Turn the mixer to the lowest speed and add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, and the vanilla.
- Stop the mixer.
- Scrape down the sides again and give the frosting a quick mix on a high speed.
flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, coffee liqueur, horchata, soybean oil, vanilla, eggs, cream cheese frosting, cream cheese, butter, sifted powder sugar, vanilla
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/kahlua-and-horchata-cupcake-recipe.html (may not work)