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The Ultimate Vanilla Cupcake


That’s right, I said ultimate. These cupcakes pack some serious vanilla flavor! Between the cupcakes and the frosting I used 2 whole vanilla beans and 3 Tbsp. of vanilla extract. I got the recipe from a cool blog called the Cupcake Project and it turned out pretty fantastic! I brought these to my physics lab today and everyone gobbled them up! The only thing I would change is to add a tad more baking powder and sour cream! they were slightly too dense for my taste but still pretty fantastic! Working with vanilla beans was really cool! It was my first time, I had picked some up at Trader Joe’s over the holidays but hadn’t put them to use yet. This turned out to be the perfect thing for them! The overall taste of the cupcake was luxurious and scrumptious, my boyfriend told me they tasted like vanilla ice cream!

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Have you ever wanted to get drunk off of dessert? If so, this cake is for you. This is the moistest cake I have ever had and also the booziest. And although i am usually vehemently opposed to cake mixes, I do not think I could make this cake any better from scratch. This is the perfect thing to serve at St. Patrick’s Day party to push everyone over the edge from tipsy to drunk. ;)
Irish Whiskey Cake
1 box yellow cake mix
1 box instant vanilla pudding
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey
2 Tbs flour
1 egg
Combine ingredients and beat on medium for about 2 minutes. Bake in a bundt pan for about an hour at 350 degrees. Make the glaze.
Irish Whiskey Glaze
3/4 cup sugar
1 stick butter
3/4 cup whiskey
Heat everything on the stove top on medium heat until the sugar and butter has melted. Pour over cake while still in the pan and let sit in the refrigerator over night.

In case you were counting, that ends up being about 8 one ounce shots of whiskey! 

Have you ever wanted to get drunk off of dessert? If so, this cake is for you. This is the moistest cake I have ever had and also the booziest. And although i am usually vehemently opposed to cake mixes, I do not think I could make this cake any better from scratch. This is the perfect thing to serve at St. Patrick’s Day party to push everyone over the edge from tipsy to drunk. ;)

Irish Whiskey Cake

  • 1 box yellow cake mix
  • 1 box instant vanilla pudding
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 oz Jameson Irish Whiskey
  • 2 Tbs flour
  • 1 egg

Combine ingredients and beat on medium for about 2 minutes. Bake in a bundt pan for about an hour at 350 degrees. Make the glaze.

Irish Whiskey Glaze

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 stick butter
  • 3/4 cup whiskey

Heat everything on the stove top on medium heat until the sugar and butter has melted. Pour over cake while still in the pan and let sit in the refrigerator over night.

In case you were counting, that ends up being about 8 one ounce shots of whiskey!