Fireball Cupcakes

Name: Fireball Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 (16 ounce) box yellow cake mix; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 3 large eggs; 1 1/4 cups whiskey, divided; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 4 cups powdered sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1 pinch kosher salt; red and yellow food coloring; hot tamale, for decoration

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) box yellow cake mix
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1 1/4 cups whiskey, divided
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar, divided
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 pinch kosher salt
red and yellow food coloring
hot tamale, for decoration

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350° and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
2

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. Let cool completely before frosting.
3

Make Fireball frosting: In a large bowl, combine butter, half the powdered sugar, vanilla , salt, and remaining 1/4 cup Fireball.
4

Using a hand mixer, beat until smooth. Add the remaining 2 cups powdered sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
5

Gently stir in yellow food coloring, then red, being careful not to overmix (you want it to be streaky).
6

Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes and garnish with one Hot Tamale each.