bourbon brown sugar cupcakes

i have the best parents

ever.

period.

this week my dad came over on his own time to help justin finish up the final mudding, taping and sanding of the new Sheetrock in the mudroom. justin loathes this part of the project

my dad came to the rescue - he is simply the best

now we can move onto the finish work; you see, this has been an on going project for the past year

my dad knows how badly i wanted this project completed and knows how little extra time justin has on the one day a week he has off

my dad definitely deserves a super hero cape and these cupcakes

as some of you may know i bake cupcakes for those that i love- i wrote about it in one of my very first blog posts back in january of 2011- smbp was just a baby back then

so as a thank you to my dad i made these cupcakes for him

of course, made with an extra handful of love

good bourbon, brown sugar and all spice

they are going to make you one mighty fine cupcake

i adapted the skinny cupcake recipe from vegan cupcakes takeover the world

if you do not have this book, stop what you are doing right now and either quickly put on your running shoes and run to the nearest store to buy this book or click over to amazon - or make your boyfriend or mom buy this book for you today!

seriously, it is the best vegan cupcake cookbook ever

those girls are pure talent

the cupcakes are baked until golden - you know the drill

then slathered brown sugar frosting

if you haven't already had enough brown sugar a bit more is sprinkled on top

then speckled with pieces of pecan

knob creek was the bourbon of choice; thank goodness Danielle's husband is somewhat of a whiskey connoisseur - he led us straight to the knob creek

tell me, what is your favorite cupcake?

the all spice adds just a little warmth alongside the bourbon

everyone should have a super hero in one form or another & everyone should try these cupcakes at least once in their lifetime - so make that one time today

or at least make them for the super hero in your life

Bourbon Brown Sugar Cupcakes

(adapted from vegan cupcakes take over the world)

makes 12

you will need:

for the cupcakes

1/2 cup soy yogurt

2/3 cup almond milk

1/4 applesauce

3 tbsp canola oil

1/4 cup bourbon

1 tbsp vanilla

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 tsp all spice

1 1/4 cups flour

2 tbsp cornstarch

3/4 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

for the frosting

2 tbsp softened vegan butter

2 cups powdered sugar

3 tbsp almond milk

2 tbsp brown sugar

toppings

1/4 cup pecans

1 tbsp  brown sugar

assembly:

pre heat the oven to 350*

line a 12 cup muffin tin with liners

in a large bowl whisk together the yogurt, almond milk, applesauce, canola oil, bourbon, sugar & vanilla. sift in flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, all spice and salt. mix.

fill cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full. bake 22-24 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean when tested in the center of the cupcake. transfer to a wire cooling rack and cool completely prior to frosting

to make the frosting

in the bowl of a mixer beat butter and powdered sugar for about 30 seconds

on low/medium speed beat in almond milk until the frosting comes together

stir in brown sugar

frost fully cooled cupcakes and top with brown sugar & pecans

enjoy!

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