Name: Sinfully Delicious Gin and Tonic Cupcakes Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6⅓ oz all-purpose flour; 5¼ oz unsalted butter; 5¼ oz granulated sugar; 2 eggs; ¼ cup tonic water; 1½ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; lime zest; gin; 3½ oz unsalted butter; 1⅔ cups powdered sugar; 2 tbsp gin; lime juice; lime wedges

Gin and tonics are definitely a go-to around here, but have you ever tried a cupcake recipe with these alcohols? They’re downright sinful. Clearly, we love our alcohol-inspired and alcohol-infused desserts around here.

How To Make Sinfully Delicious Gin and Tonic Cupcakes

These gin and tonic cupcakes are an incredibly unique take on the ever-popular desserts! Each bite bursts with citrusy flavors from lime and gin, and sweetness from the boozy buttercream frosting.

Prep: 30 mins

Cool: 10 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 1 hr

Makes:

Ingredients

For Cupcake:

6⅓ oz all-purpose flour
5¼ oz unsalted butter, at room temperature
5¼ oz granulated sugar
2 eggs
¼ cup tonic water
1½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
lime zest, from one lime
gin, for glazing

For Buttercream Frosting:

3½ oz unsalted butter, at room temperature
1⅔ cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp gin
lime juice, from one lime

To Serve:

lime wedges, thinly sliced, preferably candied (optional), or lime zest

Instructions

Cake:

Preheat your oven to 360 degrees F and line your cupcake tray with cupcake liners.
Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl attached to a hand beater, add your butter and sugar. Cream for roughly 5 to 7 minutes until pale and light.
Add the eggs, tonic water, and lime zest then continue creaming.
Fold your sifted flour into your wet mixture until a smooth batter is formed.
Fill up your lined cupcake trays until ¾’s full then lightly tap to release any air.
Bake for roughly 15 to 20 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean.

Buttercream Frosting:

In a mixing bowl attached to a hand beater, add your butter and sugar. Cream for roughly 5 to 7 minutes until pale and light.
Add the rest of the ingredients together and continue creaming.
Transfer into a piping bag and set aside at room temperature.

To Assemble:

After baking, set aside to cool down at room temperature. You only want your cupcakes to be cooled until it's barely warm to the touch.
Using either a fork or skewer, poke a few small holes on top of your warm cupcakes.
Glaze your cupcakes with gin, roughly 2 teaspoons per cupcake.
Set these aside at room temperature for roughly 8 to 10 minutes until the gin is fully absorbed and cupcakes have cooled down completely.
Pipe roughly 2 ounces of frosting on each of the cupcakes. Feel free to design your frosting.
You may garnish these with lime wedges, preferably candied, or lime zest. Serve and enjoy!