Boozy Chocolate Cupcakes

7. 10. 2025

The holiday season is a time for indulgence and celebration, and these drunken sophisticated chocolate cupcakes are the perfect way to do just that. They’re the ultimate treat that will leave a lasting impression with a touch of bourbon, a hint of coffee liqueur, and a creamy vanilla vodka-spiked frosting.

Ingredients

For the dough:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup of walnuts
• 1 cup of unsalted butter
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons non-sweetened cocoa

For the walnut filling:

• 2 cups of walnuts
• 6 tablespoons rum
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• Vanilla or vanilla sugar

For the cream:

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons non-sweetened cocoa

For the chocolate frosting:

• 1 1/2 50% dark chocolate
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

Method

• Mix a large cube of butter with the sugar, then gradually add the rest of the dough ingredients.
• Make a smooth dough.
• Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in the fridge for a while.
• Roll out the chilled dough on a floured surface.
• Cut out round shapes from the dough and press them into the cupcake molds.
• Place the molds in the oven preheated to 360°F and bake for 12-15 minutes.
• Carefully turn the baked cupcakes out of the molds and let them cool.
• In the meantime, prepare the walnut filling.
• Mix the ground nuts in a bowl with the vanilla, sugar, and rum.
• Fill the cooled cupcakes with the filling.
• In a water bath, beat the eggs with sugar and Dutch cocoa until you have a thick cream.
• Take it off the heat and let it cool.
• Meanwhile, beat a large cube of butter into a smooth foam and then add the cooled cocoa cream spoon by spoonful.
•  Then, fill a pastry or classic plastic bag with buttercream and apply a layer of cream to each cupcake.
• Finally, prepare the chocolate frosting.
• Let the chocolate and fat melt in a water bath, then dip the cupcakes in this glaze.
• Leave to cool.

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