🧙♂️ Harry Potter Butterbeer Cupcakes
Soft, fluffy cupcakes infused with butterscotch flavor and topped with a dreamy butterbeer frosting—perfect for any witch, wizard, or Muggle! 💛
🧁 For the Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup butterscotch sauce (store-bought or homemade)
½ cup cream soda
🍥 For the Butterbeer Frosting
Ingredients:
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tbsp butterscotch sauce
2–3 tbsp heavy cream or milk (adjust for desired consistency)
½ tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
🧁 Instructions
1. Preheat the oven:
Preheat to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners.
2. Make the batter:
In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Stir in vanilla and butterscotch sauce.
Alternate adding the flour mixture and cream soda to the butter mixture, starting and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.
3. Bake:
Divide batter evenly into cupcake liners.
Bake for 18–22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool completely before frosting.
🍥 Make the Frosting:
Beat butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar a little at a time.
Mix in butterscotch sauce, vanilla, and salt.
Add cream/milk 1 tbsp at a time until smooth and fluffy.
✨ Decorate:
Frost cupcakes using a piping bag or spatula. Drizzle with extra butterscotch sauce and top with gold sprinkles or mini lightning bolt toppers for the full magical effect!
💡 Tip:
Use homemade butterscotch sauce for an even richer flavor! Just melt ½ cup brown sugar with ¼ cup butter and ¼ cup heavy cream over medium heat until smooth.
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