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White Chocolate Amaretto Cupcakes
These Valentine's Day cupcakes contain both melted white chocolate and white chocolate chips for a double punch of white chocolate. The amaretto adds a sultry almond flavor.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
16
cupcakes
Calories:
327
kcal
Author:
Stefani
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
1 ½
cups
sugar
¼
cup
unsalted butter
room temperature
7
ounces
white chocolate chips
divided
2
large eggs
room temperature
2/3
cup
whole milk
¼
cup
vegetable oil
¼
cup
+ 2 tablespoons amaretto
1 ¾
cups
all-purpose flour
1 ½
teaspoons
baking powder
½
teaspoon
baking soda
½
teaspoon
salt
Amaretto Whipped Cream Ingredients
1
cup
heavy whipping cream
2
tablespoons
powdered sugar
1
tablespoon
amaretto
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Cupcake Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 F.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, mix together sugar and butter until fully combined.
Melt three ounces of the white chocolate chips in a double boiler or the microwave.
Mix melted white chocolate into the sugar/butter mixture.
Mix in eggs, one at a time.
Mix in milk, vegetable oil, and amaretto until fully combined.
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in three additions, mixing until just combined.
Fold in remaining four ounces of white chocolate chips.
Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full.
Bake for twenty minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
Amaretto Whipped Cream Instructions
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whip heavy whipped cream until thick enough to hold its shape.
Mix in sugar until just combined.
Mix in amaretto.
Pipe on cooled cupcakes.
Optionally top with a piece of white chocolate.
Nutrition
Calories:
327
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
40
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
16
g
|
Saturated Fat:
10
g
|
Cholesterol:
52
mg
|
Sodium:
137
mg
|
Potassium:
120
mg
|
Sugar:
29
g
|
Vitamin A:
355
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.2
mg
|
Calcium:
68
mg
|
Iron:
0.8
mg