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Taking A Bite Out Of A Harry Potter Butterbeer Inspired Cupcake
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Harry Potter Butterbeer Cupcakes

A delightful Harry Potter inspired cupcake treat with a butterscotch flavor.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword butterbeer, butterbeer cupcakes, Butterscotch, cupcakes, harry potter
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Idle Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes

Equipment

  • Cupcake Liners
  • Cupcake Pan
  • Piping bag
  • Flower/Star Piping Tip

Ingredients

Cupcake Batter

  • 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup cream soda
  • ½ cup + 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¾ teaspoon butter extract
  • ¾ teaspoon rum extract

Butterbeer Frosting

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 5 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon rum extract
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 2 teaspoons butterscotch topping
  • Extra butterscotch topping

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and prepare a cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl add the flours, baking soda, cinnamon and salt all at once. Whisk together and then add the brown sugar. Mix again until all the dry ingredients are combined.
  • Add the buttermilk, oil, cream soda, vanilla, rum extract, and butter extract to the dry ingredients. Whisk together until a thick batter forms.
  • Use a 2 inch scooper or ¼ measuring to transfer the batter into the prepared cupcake liners. Fill each liner ¾ way full in the pan.
  • Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cupcake comes out clean.
  • While the cupcakes are baking, make the buttercream. In a bowl add the and powdered sugar. Mix together with a hand or stand mixer until creamy. Add in the salt, extracts, butterscotch topping and milk to the bowl and blend together again until completely smooth.
  • Transfer this into a piping bag fitted with a metal tip of your choice. Also add a bit of butterscotch topping to a piping bag as well and snip a small hole in the end.
  • Let the cupcakes cool for 30 minutes before frosting.
  • Create a swirl from the outside inwards on top of each cupcake. Then drizzle with the butterscotch topping.