About the bake
Make cocktail night even more special with these yummy cosmopolitan cocktail cupcakes. Great for a night in with the girls or a cheeky hen night treat. Looking for more traditional cupcake recipes have a look at our cupcakes page for more inspiration. This recipe contains alcohol.
Method
Step 1:
Preheat the oven to 170°C (150°C, gas mark 3) and place 12 cupcake cases in a cupcake or muffin tin.
Step 2:
Place the butter, flour, sugar and baking powder into a large bowl and using a hand held or freestanding electric mixer, slowly mix together until it resembles breadcrumbs.
Step 3:
Mix together the eggs, orange & lime juice, and milk in a jug then gradually add to the bowl. After mixing thoroughly, spoon the mixture into the cases until they are about 2/3 full.
Step 4:
Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until the cakes are golden brown and a skewer comes out clean.
Step 5:
To make the frosting, mix together the butter and icing sugar until it resembles breadcrumbs in texture, then add the milk and vodka and mix on a high speed until the frosting is soft and fluffy.
Step 6:
Decorate the cupcakes with frosting using either a piping bag or palette knife and finish with a raspberry on a cocktail stick.
Ingredients
- 140g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 40g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 120g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) (large)
- 75ml Milk (whole)
- 1 tbsp Orange juice
- 1 tbsp Lime juice
- 1 tbsp Grand marnier
- 140g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
For the buttercream
- 80g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 250g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar
- 2 tsp Milk (whole)
- 2 tsp Vodka
- Raspberries (to decorate)
Utensils
- Muffin tin
- Cupcake case
- Mixing bowl
- Electric mixer
- Skewer
- Piping bag
- Palette knife
- Cocktail sticks
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Ingredients
- 140g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 40g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 120g Allinson's Plain White Flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) (large)
- 75ml Milk (whole)
- 1 tbsp Orange juice
- 1 tbsp Lime juice
- 1 tbsp Grand marnier
- 140g Billington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
For the buttercream
- 80g Butter (unsalted) (softened)
- 250g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar
- 2 tsp Milk (whole)
- 2 tsp Vodka
- Raspberries (to decorate)
Utensils
- Muffin tin
- Cupcake case
- Mixing bowl
- Electric mixer
- Skewer
- Piping bag
- Palette knife
- Cocktail sticks