These cupcakes are WASTED! So as of right now, The Bee does not own a budnt cake pan. As upsetting as it is i just can't justify spending the money, especially since I have no where to store one. Luckily I've found that most recipes can be easily modified to make delicious cupcakes. I'm also not a fan of making frosting. It is super time consuming, and messy. I'll talk about frosting another time though. These cupcakes are definitely not for kids as the glaze is not cooked. The first time i made these I must have had about six or so, and i got a little tipsy. One of my problems is not being able to wait till things cool to eat them. For these cupcakes though waiting is the way to go. That way the alcohol can seep in.
The Bee is poor so all the ingredients are store brand with the exception of the almond extract and amaretto, both of which were gifts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or whatever temperature the box of cake mix suggests. I figured a picture of me doing this might be a little much. So picture stuff is up here, the recipe without pictures is below.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons of the amaretto; blend together well. Yay for mixing!
Spoon batter into greased cupcake pan on into paper cupcake wrappers.
Distribute evenly, or in my case at least try! The brown ugly thing is from some muffins I baked earlier. The pan was still very usable, and I'm a lazy college student.
Bake in preheated oven for the amount of time listed on the back of the cake mix box. Remove cupcakes from oven. WARNING they will smell so amazing!
While they are still warm poke 5-8 holes in each cupcake with a toothpick. It's fun, the cupcakes may sink in a bit, if you want to avoid this wait till they cool. I'm not one for making things look picturesque. The only exception is when I make things for friends.
To make Amaretto Glaze: combine confectioners' sugar with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto. Blend until smoothish. My pictures got messed up around here, so sorry! I take my own pictures, it complicates things
Spoon equal amounts of Glaze over each cupcake. For me it's a little over a spoonful a cupcake. I use a regular spoon.
You want the glaze to absorb into the cupcake, not drip over the top, so take your time, and don't use a huge spoon.
So tasty!
Makes 24 Cupcakes
Ingredients
* 1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
* 4 eggs
* 1 (5.1 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
* 2 tablespoons amaretto liqueur
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/2 cup vegetable oil
* 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
* 1/2 cup amaretto liqueur
* 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or whatever temperature the box of cake mix suggests
2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, eggs, instant vanilla pudding, water, oil, almond extract, and 2 tablespoons of the amaretto; blend together well. Spoon batter into greased cupcake pan on into paper cupcake wrappers. Distribute evenly.
3. Bake in preheated oven for the amount of time listed on the back of the cake mix box. Remove cupcakes from oven. While they are still warm poke 5-8 holes in each cupcake with a toothpick. Spoon equal amounts of Glaze (see step 4) over each cupcake. For me it's a little over a spoonful a cupcake. You want the glaze to absorb into the cupcake, not drip over the top, so take your time.
4. To make Amaretto Glaze: combine confectioners' sugar with the remaining 1/2 cup amaretto. Blend until smoothish.
