Jack and Coke Cupcakes
These Jack and Coke cupcakes feature an easy (3-ingredient!) whiskey- & coke-flavored cupcake, Coca-cola filling, and Jack Daniels frosting!
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 470kcal
Equipment
- 2 Cupcake tins (24 cups total)
- 1 large cookie scoop (optional; to transfer cupcake batter to tins)
- large piping bag + star tip (linked is a set that contains both)
Ingredients
JACK & COKE CUPCAKES:
- 1 box Cake mix, Vanilla (Vanilla or white; I prefer Duncan Hines)
- 8 oz Coca cola (1 cup, about 2/3 of a regular can)
- 4 oz Jack Daniels whiskey (1/2 cup)
JACK DANIELS BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
- 8 oz cream cheese (one package; softened)
- 1 cup butter, softened (two sticks; softened)
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 2-4 Tablespoons Jack Daniels whiskey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
CUPCAKE FILLING:
- 1 Tablespoon coca cola extract
- 1-2 drops brown gel food coloring (optional)
Decorations
- 24-48 Coke bottle gummy candies (I found these at a local grocery store; available on Amazon if they’re not sold in your area)
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees (180C), and prepare 24 muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- Combine cake mix with soda and whiskey; beat with a wire whisk for 2 minutes.
- Divide into cupcake liners, filling them about 2/3 full (I like to use a large cookie scoop for this part).
- Bake until firm to the touch in the center – this took about 15 minutes in my oven. Cool completely on wire racks before decorating.
Meanwhile, make your frosting!
- Beat together softened cream cheese and butter; slowly add in powdered sugar alternating with whiskey until frosting reaches desired consistency. Add salt and beat until well combined.
- Remove about ¾ c of frosting from the bowl into a smaller bowl, and add coca cola extract. Stir in your food coloring - I wanted a coke color to my filling, so I made it pretty dark brown, but this is optional
- Once the cupcakes have cooled, you're ready to core them. (There are a few ways you can do this....you can buy a cupcake corer, you can try using the non-business-end of a large piping tip, or....you can do what I do and cut a circle out with a plastic knife. ;) ) Transfer filling into your cored cupcakes - you can do this with a piping bag or a spoon.
Decorating
- Transfer your Jack Daniels frosting into a large piping bag with your desired piping tip – I used a large closed-star tip for the cupcakes in the photos. Pipe frosting in large swirls onto your cupcakes. Decorate the top of each frosting swirl with a coke gummy candy or two...done and done! Enjoy!
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Notes
Please note nutrition information is an estimate and may not be exactly accurate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 470kcal | Carbohydrates: 63g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 22g