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blue moon or corona cupcakes

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Recipe by
Valarie Pitts
O'Fallon, MO

Went to a friends birthday party (A gentlemans) and these were quite good. I got the recipe thinking a great cake, cup cake for the men.

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Ingredients For blue moon or corona cupcakes

  • 3/4 c
    butter at room temp.
  • 1 3/4 c
    sugar
  • 2 1/2 c
    flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 3
    eggs, at room temp
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    orange or lime zest
  • 1 c
    blue moon or corona beer, plus a little extra for brushing on tops of done cupcakes
  • 1/4 c
    milk
  • FOR THE CITRUS CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
  • 12 oz
    cream cheese, cold
  • 6 Tbsp
    butter, room temp
  • 1 Tbsp
    fresh orange or lime juice
  • 1 tsp
    orange or lime zest
  • 4 c
    powdered sugar

How To Make blue moon or corona cupcakes

  • 1
    - Preheat oven to 375 degrees and line 24 muffin tins with cupcake liners. - In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. - In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. - Add eggs, beating after each addition then add the vanilla and zest. - Combine milk and beer and alternatively add this mixture and the flour mixture to the butter/sugar mixture with the mixer on low speed, starting and ending with the flour. - Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake for 18 minutes, or until cake tester comes out clean. - When cupcakes are done, poke holes in the tops of the cupcakes with toothpicks and brush some beer on each while still warm.
  • 2
    - Cream together the cream cheese and butter in an electric mixer until smooth and creamy, about 2-3 minutes. - Add the citrus juice and zest and gradually add the powdered sugar until well-combined. Beat until smooth for about 2 minutes. - Load frosting in a piping bag fit with a large star tip and pipe cupcake tops once cooled. Recipe yields 24 cupcakes.

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