Fireball Cupcakes
Rating
Great balls of fire!
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- ½ c. vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1¼ c. Fireball whisky, divided
- 1 c. (two sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 4 c. powdered sugar, divided
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- pinch of kosher salt
- Yellow and red food coloring
- Hot tamales, for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° 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 and let cool completely before frosting.
- Make Fireball frosting: In a large bowl, combine butter, 2 cups powdered sugar, vanilla, salt, and remaining ¼ 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 over mix (you want it to be streaky).
- Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes and garnish with one Hot Tamale each.
