Sweet Tooth: Corona Cupcakes
Cinco de Mayo is this Saturday and I thought it would be nice to share a fun recipe that's a total palate-pleaser for the holiday: Corona Cupcakes! A friend of mine showed me the recipe and I couldn't resist sharing it with all of you... While there is an endless variety of recipes for this beer-based cupcake online, my friend suggested I use this one from Erica's Sweet Tooth.
I gave the recipe a try and sure enough, they turned out as yummy as they sound. The taste is very interesting–it has the sweetness of a normal vanilla cupcake, but the flavor is amped up a notch with hints of lime and Corona. I know it sounds strange, but they are really great! Trust me.
If you're planning on celebrating Cinco de Mayo this weekend, I suggest whipping up these bad boys for your friends and family. I promise, they will be a hit with everyone!
Here is the recipe from Erica's Sweet Tooth (adapted from Miss Make)...
Makes 24 cupcakes
Ingredients for the Cupcakes
- 3/4 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1-3/4 cup sugar
- 2-1/2 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp lime zest
- 1 cup Corona beer, plus more for brushing on tops
- 1/4 cup milk
- Lime wedges
Instructions for the Cupcakes
- 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. {I made a batch of full size cupcakes and a batch of minis too. For some reason, everything tastes better when it's small! If you do make the mini version, bake for half the time and check them frequently since they cook much faster.}
- When cupcakes are done, poke holes in the tops of the cupcakes with toothpicks and brush some beer on each while still warm.
Ingredients for the Citrus Frosting
- 12 oz cream cheese, cold
- 6 tbsp butter, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 tsp lime zest
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions for the Frosting
- 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 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. {I only ended up putting a little squggle of frosting on my final batch becuase the frosting was so rich, so just test it out and see what works best for you!}
Serve the cupcakes with a cold Corona or a tall glass of milk and enjoy!
Are you going to give these boozed up cupcakes a try?
XO Lauren
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48 comments
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I have tested them and they are awesome. So fantastic. Love the top of them...try them as well :) XOXO from Germany :)
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I just made some Margarita cupcakes and they were a huge hit at my Memorial Day cookout! http://craftpond.com/june-is-cupcake-month/
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I baked these cupcakes for my cousin's annual Cinco de Mayo party and they were a hit!!! Thanks for sharing this recipe. :)
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I'm so making these Coronoa Cupcakes for my husbands birthday - we've only been married 3 months so additional brownie points early on will be a bonus. He'll love them!!!! x-x
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I made these last night for our Cinco de Mayo dinner and they were delicious! I multiplied all of the ingredients by 1/3 to make only 8 cupcakes--didn't want all of that temptation hanging around! Thanks for the great recipe!
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It looks delicious! I like Corona beer it means : summer time!! :)
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These look so delicious. Tomorrow I am going to make margarita cupcakes!
Happy soon to be Cinco de Mayo!
KMHM
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Those look very similair to the Blue Moon cupcakes I saw. What could go wrong with beer & cupcakes?!
Here are a few things I am looking forward to for Cinco de Mayo: http://deelightfulstudios.blogspot.com/2012/05/celebration-style-cinco-de-mayo.html
Blood Orange Margaritas anyone!?
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My fiance would love these!
xo Emilie
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Thanks for the interesting recipe....might try it some day..! Will have to add my black bean lasagna dish...here..Kim
Black Bean LasagnaIngredients:
1 (15 oz) container ricotta cheese or equivalent amount
yogurt cheese
1 (10 oz) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and
drained well
¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
½ teaspoon sea salt
4 cups (16 oz) shredded Organic Monterey Jack cheese
or soy cheese
2 (16 oz) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (26 oz) jar prepared organic pasta sauce
½ teaspoon ground cumin
9 whole wheat lasagna noodlesServes 8
Preheat oven to 350°.
Cook lasagna noodles according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
Mix together ricotta or yogurt cheese, spinach, cilantro, sea salt and 1 cup of shredded cheese.
In a large bowl mash beans with a potato masher or fork; stir in pasta sauce and ground cumin.
Spread a thin layer of this mixture on the bottom of an oiled 9 x 13 casserole dish.
Layer 3 noodles, 1/3 bean mixture, half of spinach mixture and 1 cup cheese. Repeat layers, ending
with remaining bean mixture.
Cover with foil and bake at 350° for 1 hour. Uncover and top with remaining shredded cheese. Bake
an additional 5 minutes until cheese melts.
Garnish with additional chopped cilantro. Let set for 10 minutes before serving. -
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OMG Corona cupcakes sound so good!! Cant wait to eat them.. :)
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These sound great but my birthday and Cinco de Mayo happen to collide so I already have a cake ordered! Will have to try them out soon
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I don't know about the Corona but they look super cute!!!
Love from South Africa
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oh my gosh! my fiance will love these!!!! thanks so much for posting this : ) def going to make these on sat morning
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I need to decide between these or Margarita cupcakes for my Cinco De Mayo blog!
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