It’s just what the doctor ordered! Wasn’t that Dr. Pepper’s slogan ages ago? In any event, Dr. Pepper cupcakes are the cure for boring desserts.
When you need to bring cupcakes to a party or potluck, or you want to delight your kids and their friends, cementing yourself as the best mom on the planet, Dr. Pepper cupcakes totally make house calls.
Makes 24 cupcakes
They’ve got that chocolatey, cherry, spiced flavor just like the soda. But they’re even better. Because Dr. Pepper cupcakes have frosting, and a can of Dr. Pepper does not. That’s 1:0 in favor of Dr. Pepper cupcakes.
But hey, you can drink some Dr. Pepper while you whip these spectacularly delicious cupcakes up. They take no time at all to throw together, and that frosting with citrus zest just gives these such an incredible accent that every other mom will demand to know which bakery you grabbed these from.
And that’s where all the glory will go to you! Come see how easy these Dr. Pepper cupcakes are to make and you may never go back to those regular standard flavors!
Ingredients:
Cupcake:
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup Dr Pepper softened
- 2 sticks salted butter, softened
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup boiling water
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups AP flour
- 1 ⅓ cups sugar
- 2 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Frosting:
- 4 cups Dr Pepper
- 3 sticks salted butter
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Line muffin tins with muffin papers
- In a small pot stir together the cherries and the soda over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, set aside to cool
- In a small bowl whisk together melted butter, cocoa, and boiling water, set aside to cool
- In a small bowl whisk together melted butter, cocoa, and boiling water, set aside to cool
- In a separate larger bowl, whisk together buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla
- Add in flour, sugar, and spice
- Drizzle in the butter cocoa mix, then stir in the buttermilk mixture, and finally add the soda cherry mixture and stir until well combined
- Fill the muffin tins and bake about 18 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
- Let cool completely before frosting
Frosting Directions:
- Boil soda over medium high heat until reduced to about ½ cup, set aside to cool completely
- Using a mixer cream together butter, sugar, zests, and vanilla extract
- Drizzle in cooled soda and mix until smooth
- Frost cooled cupcakes with spatula or from a piping bag
- Serve and enjoy!
Dr. Pepper Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried cherries
- 1 cup Dr Pepper softened
- 2 sticks salted butter, softened
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup boiling water
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups AP flour
- 1 ⅓ cups sugar
- 2 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Frosting:
- 4 cups Dr Pepper
- 3 sticks salted butter
- 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees
- Line muffin tins with muffin papers
In a small pot stir together the cherries and the soda over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, set aside to cool - In a small bowl whisk together melted butter, cocoa, and boiling water, set aside to cool
- In a separate larger bowl, whisk together buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, and vanilla
- Add in flour, sugar, and spice
- Drizzle in the butter cocoa mix, then stir in the buttermilk mixture, and finally add the soda cherry mixture and stir until well combined
- Fill the muffin tins and bake about 18 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
Let cool completely before frosting
Frosting: - Boil soda over medium high heat until reduced to about ½ cup, set aside to cool completely
- Using a mixer cream together butter, sugar, zests, and vanilla extract
- Drizzle in cooled soda and mix until smooth
- Frost cooled cupcakes with spatula or from a piping bag
- Serve and enjoy!