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Kentucky Oaks Lily Cocktail Cupcakes in pink cupcake wrappers.
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5 from 2 votes

Oaks Lily Cocktail Cupcakes

A sweet and fruity boozy cupcake inspired by the official cocktail of the Kentucky Oaks.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 15 cupcakes
Calories: 489kcal

Equipment

  • cupcake pan
  • 15 cupcake liners
  • 2 medium mixing bowls one for the batter and one for the frosting
  • 2 small mixing bowls one for the wet ingredients and one for the dry ingredients

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 ½ sticks butter
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Triple Sec
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt Diamond Crystal
  • ½ tablespoon orange zest
  • ½ cup cranberry sauce
  • cup oil
  • ¼ cup cranberry juice

Frosting

  • 1 stick butter softened
  • 1 tablespoon vodka
  • 1 tablespoon Sweet & Sour
  • ½ tablespoon Triple Sec
  • 3 tablespoon cranberry juice
  • 1 tablespoon cranberry sauce
  • 3 ½ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350° F and line cupcake tin with paper liners.
  • Beat together butter and sugar.
  • Beat in Triple Sec and eggs.
  • Combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt) in one bowl and the wet (cranberry juice, oil, orange zest, cranberry sauce) in another.
  • Alternate adding dry and wet ingredients starting and ending with dry (add dry in thirds and wet in halves).
  • Pour batter into cupcake liners till mostly filled.
  • Bake for 15-20 minutes till golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and cool completely, then frost.

Frosting

  • Combine all ingredients in a bowl and beat well.
  • Add more cranberry juice (or vodka!) if the frosting is too thick, more powdered sugar if it's too wet.
  • Beat until desired consistency.

Notes

The wet ingredients can be combined in the measuring cup instead of in a separate bowl, but the cranberry sauce needs to be added last since it is measured differently.

Nutrition

Calories: 489kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 289mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 542IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 1mg