Ingredients for - Fig and Whiskey Cupcakes
How to cook deliciously - Fig and Whiskey Cupcakes
1. Stage
Soak figs in whiskey in a bowl for at least 30 minutes.
2. Stage
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
3. Stage
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cream of tartar, and cloves in a bowl.
4. Stage
Blend white sugar, oil, and brown sugar together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer. Add egg and mix until creamy. Mix in buttermilk and vanilla extract. Reserve 1 tablespoon of fig mixture for frosting, and mix remainder into batter. Beat in flour mixture until just combined.
5. Stage
Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full.
6. Stage
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
7. Stage
Beat cream cheese and shortening together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar slowly, 1 cup at a time, until creamy. Add vanilla extract. Slowly drizzle in reserved fig mixture; mix frosting until combined.
8. Stage
Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes.
