Chocolate Stained Kitchen: Coca Cola Cupcakes

So, I've had a bottle of Mexican Coke hanging out in my fridge for the past few months because I don't know what to do with it. I know the simple answer would be to just drink it or make a jack and coke with it. But the problem is that I'm not really a soda person because all the sugar in it makes my teeth hurt. My solution? Make coca cola cupcakes of course =). I found an awesome recipe on Adrianna's blog, A Cozy Kitchen. I made a few changes along the way due to ingredient availabilities in my kitchen, but for the most part I really liked her recipe.

Coca Cola Cupcakes

from A Cozy Kitchen

Here are the following changes I made:

The recipe states to use 2 cups of coke. The bottle is only 12 oz so I substituted the remaining 4 oz with Jameson Whiskey.

Also, I didn't have any unsweetened cocoa powder left, so I used cacao powder instead.

Finally, I made vanilla buttercream frosting instead of her whipped cream frosting.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

by me =)

1 stick of unsalted butter, room temperature

1 lb of powdered sugar

1 tsp of pure vanilla extract

3 tbsp of heavy whipping cream

Cream the butter in a mixing bowl until it's nice and fluffy. Slowly mix in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time. Meanwhile, add the vanilla extract and heavy whipping cream. Continue mixing until the frosting is thick and whipped.

This recipe makes a lot of cupcakes. I was able to make 24 cupcakes and had enough batter leftover for one more cupcake. Since I didn't have any cupcake pans left, I decided to pour the remaining batter into a mug and microwaved it for 1 minute and 30 seconds. It worked out beautifully and made for a perfect snack while I was waiting for my cupcakes to bake in the oven.