Dr. Pepper Cupcakes

Any Dr. Pepper fans?  My parents are hooked on Diet Dr. Pepper. Every time they come and stay with us I find the fridge loaded down with their soda cans.  I think they will love this week's cupcake Saturday recipe! Dr. Pepper Cupcakes! Woohoo

Dr. Pepper Cupcakes

The perfect combination of sweetness from the Dr. Pepper with a bit of tang in the cupcakes. Hello yum!

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Dr. Pepper Cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients:

½ C unsalted butter, room temp
2 egg whites
2 eggs, room temp
2 C flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ baking soda
½ C buttermilk
2 tablespoon Dr. Pepper soda
1 ½ C sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Cupcake Directions:

-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-Line the cupcake tins with paper liners.
-Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.
-Beat butter on high for 30 seconds.
-Add sugar, vanilla, and Dr. Pepper to the butter .... beating until well combined.
-Add egg whites, and then eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
-Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter  mixture, beating on low speed until everything is mixed together.
-Add ⅓ C  flour mixture to the wet mixture followed by adding   ⅓  C of the buttermilk; add ⅓ C flour mixture again then add ⅓ C  buttermilk mix on low speed, add ⅓ C of flour and add the rest of ⅓ C of buttermilk mix in low speed until  thoroughly blended.
-Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until an inserted cupcake comes out
clean.
-Allow to cool in the cupcake tine for 10 minutes.
-Remove the cupcakes from the cupcake tin and completely cool on a wire rack.

Frosting: 

Frosting Ingredients:

1 C soft unsalted butter
4 + C powder sugar
2 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoon Dr, Pepper
Burgundy gel food coloring

Frosting Directions: 

-Cream the butter and powder sugar until it looks light and creamy.
-If it doesn't cream add 1 tablespoon of the heavy whipping cream.
-Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak.
-Add Dr. Pepper soda.... mix well.
-If not add more powder sugar ½ C at a time.
-Test to make sure that the frosting can make and hold a stiff peak.
-Add several drops of burgundy gel food coloring..mix well.
-Scoop the burgundy frosting into a pastry bag with a 13 inch round frosting tip.... twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip....
-Frost cupcakes from the outside edge to the center of the cupcake.
-Add garnish of your choice....

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Dr. Pepper Cupcakes

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Author: Tammilee Tips

Ingredients

Cupcake Ingredients:

• ½ C Unsalted Butter room temp
• 2 Egg Whites
• 2 Eggs room temp
• 2 C All Purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• ½ teaspoon Salt
• ¼ baking soda
• ½ C buttermilk
• 2 Tablespoon Dr. Pepper
• 1 ½ C White Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 C soft unsalted butter
• 4 C Confectioners Powdered Sugar
• 2 Tablespoon Heavy Whipping Cream
• 2 Tablespoon Dr. Pepper
• Burgundy food coloring

Instructions

Cupcake Directions:

• -Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• -Line the cupcake tins with paper liners.
• -Sift flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl.
• -Beat butter on high for 30 seconds.
• -Add sugar, vanilla, and Dr. Pepper to the butter …. beating until well combined.
• -Add egg whites, and then eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• -Alternate adding the flour mixture and buttermilk to the butter mixture, beating on low speed until everything is mixed together.
• -Add ⅓ C flour mixture to the wet mixture followed by adding ⅓ C of the buttermilk; add ⅓ C flour mixture again then add ⅓ C buttermilk mix on low speed, add ⅓ C of flour and add the rest of ⅓ C of buttermilk mix in low speed until thoroughly blended.
• -Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes
• -Allow cooling in the cupcake tine for 10 minutes.
• -Remove the cupcakes from the cupcake tin and completely cool on a wire rack.

Frosting Directions:

• -Cream the butter and powder sugar until it looks light and creamy.
• -If it doesn’t cream add 1 tablespoon of the heavy whipping cream.
• -Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak.
• -Add Dr. Pepper soda…. mix well.
• -If not add more powder sugar ½ C at a time.
• -Test to make sure that the frosting can make and hold a stiff peak.
• -Add several drops of burgundy gel food coloring..mix well.
• -Scoop the burgundy frosting into a pastry bag with a 13 inch round frosting tip…. twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip….
• -Frost cupcakes from the outside edge to the center of the cupcake.

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