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The Best Old-Fashioned inspired Cupcakes

May 3, 2021 By Gina Michak

What dictionary definition do you think best describes my latest cupcake creation? “Old-Fashioned” – adjective: in or according to styles or types no longer current or common; not modern. noun: a cocktail consisting chiefly of whiskey, bitters, water, and sugar. That’s right, these cupcakes are inspired by the classic favorite “Old-Fashioned Cocktail”

old-fashioned cupcakes

Thanks to Food Network Magazine (one of my go-to’s for kitchen inspiration) I found this “grown-up” cupcake recipe in the latest issue. Perfect timing for all the fun May occasions that require dessert!  The recipe yields one dozen sweet, spicy, and slightly “tipsy” standard-sized cupcakes. 

I used a special ingredient: 

As usual, I tweaked this up to utilize ingredients I had on hand, as well as used gluten-free flour.  My intention was to give them to a friend who is GF, and I’m happy to say my substitutions worked. However, if you aren’t on a GF diet, use all-purpose flour as usual.  The original recipe isn’t gluten-free. 

Ideas for substitutions: 

Old-fashioned inspired cupcake recipe calls for sour cream, but I have been known to sub in greek yogurt.  It’s a good fill-in, and I’m all about not running to the store in the middle of mixing!  I also substituted half and half and agave syrup in the caramel glaze. After researching substitutions for heavy cream and corn syrup, I felt confident that the ingredients I had on hand would work. Of course, next time I bake, I will plan my shopping list more carefully and add heavy cream and corn syrup to it. My taste testers were all in agreement though, and said cheers to the “Old-fashioned Cupcake”! 

 Helpful tip! 

Check your liquor cabinet or bar for bourbon. Remember, all bourbons are whiskeys, not all whiskeys are bourbons.  Working with the ingredients I had one hand, I looked into using Crown Royal in the glaze.  Sure enough, Crown Royal advertised an old-fashioned drink recipe on its website, so I went with that brand of whiskey. You only use two tablespoons in the glaze, no sense in running out to buy a bottle of something else at the last minute. 

Equipment you need to make your old-fashioned inspired cupcakes: 

  • cupcake tins
  • paper cupcake liners
  • measuring cups/spoons (I use a 1/4 cup to fill the liners) 
  • Standing mixer or a hand mixer with a large mixing bowl
  • medium saucepan for making the glaze
  • Wooden spoons/spatulas

What you need to make the old-fashioned inspired cupcakes: 

  • 10 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (I did substitute King Arthur GF flour )
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 
  • 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (or, you can substitute greek yogurt if you don’t have sour cream ) 
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (make it REAL and not imitation. THANK YOU) 
  • 2 large eggs

Ingredients for the glaze: 

  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup (I subbed in agave syrup) 
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream (I used half and half)
  • 2 tablespoons bourbon (or, use vanilla extract, if you have to)
  • Garnishes:  orange twist and maraschino cherries (patted dry )

How to make the cupcakes:  firstly, Line your muffin tin with paper liners. Melt the butter in a saucepan, allow it to cool. Whisk flour and dry ingredients (except sugars) in a medium bowl.  secondly, In a separate bowl, combine sugars with melted butter, and add in sour cream, vanilla, and eggs.  Lastly, Gently fold the flour mixture into the sugar mixture with a spatula/wooden spoon until combined.  Divide batter up between the muffin cups, filling them 2/3 of the way. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until tops bounce back when gently pressed. 

Making the glaze: combine brown sugar, syrup butter, and salt in a saucepan on the stovetop over medium heat. Add water and stir, then bring to a simmer. Cook (swirling the pan occasionally ) for about 12-15 mins, until it reaches a deep brown color and thick enough to drip off of a spatula. 

Meanwhile, combine the cream and cornstarch in a small bowl. Remove the glaze from heat, and slowly add to the caramel.  Return pan to heat and stir frequently, cooking for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the liquor (or vanilla). Let stand, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. The caramel is thick and slightly warm.

Glaze the cupcakes:  Cut a slit in the top of each cupcake, and using a spoon, drip glaze into each slit, filling the cupcake up slightly.  After “filling”, dip tops of cupcakes into the glaze and let excess drip off.  Top each cupcake with an orange swirl and maraschino cherry!
  
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Old-Fashioned Cupcakes

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

  • 10 tbsp butter
  • 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (I did substitute King Arthur GF flour )
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground all-spice
  • 1/8 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sour cream(or, you can substitute greek yogurt if you don't have sour cream ) 
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract (make it REAL and not imitation. THANK YOU) 
  • 2 large eggs

For the glaze

  • 3/4 cups light brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp corn syrup (I subbed in agave syrup) 
  • 4 tbsp salted butter
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • 2 tbsp (or, use vanilla extract, if you have to)
  • Garnishes:  orange twist and maraschino cherries (patted dry )

Instructions

How to make the cupcakes

  • Line your muffin tin with the paper liners.
  • Melt the butter in a saucepan, allow to cool.
  • Whisk flour and dry ingredients (except sugars) in a medium bowl. 
  • In a separate bowl, combine sugars with melted butter, and add in sour cream, vanilla, and eggs. 
  • Gently fold the flour mixture into the sugar mixture with a spatula/wooden spoon until combined. 
  • Divide batter up between the muffin cups, filling them 2/3 of the way. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until tops bounce back when gently pressed. 

Make the Glaze

  • combine brown sugar, syrup butter, and salt in a saucepan on the stovetop over medium heat.
  • Add water and stir, then bring to a simmer. Cook (swirling the pan occasionally ) for about 12-15 mins, until it reaches a deep brown color and thick enough to drip off of a spatula. 
  • Meanwhile, combine the cream and cornstarch in a small bowl. Remove the glaze from heat, and slowly add to the caramel. 
  • Return pan to heat and stir frequently, cooking an additional 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the liquor (or vanilla).
  • Let stand, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes. The caramel with being thick and slightly warm.

Glaze the cupcakes

  • Cut a slit in the top of each cupcake, and using a spoon, drip glaze into each slit, filling the cupcake up slightly.  After "filling", dip tops of cupcakes into the glaze and let excess drip off.  Top each cupcake with an orange swirl and maraschino cherry!

Cheers! 

Let me know if you bake up a batch of these cocktail-inspired cupcakes. I’d love to hear from you! 

Need more recipes to try, check out HOW TO MAKE STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Gina

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