Glazed Eggnog Muffins
Whip up a batch of these delicious Glazed Eggnog Muffins. They taste like old fashioned cake DONUTS!!! They taste even better the next day,....if you have any left! Happy Baking!
Ingredients
Muffins:
- 1/4 c. butter, softened
- 1/4 c. vegetable oil
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/3 c. brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp. rum extract
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- zest of one lemon
- 2 eggs
- 2 2/3 c. flour
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. fresh grated nutmeg
- 1 c. eggnog
Glaze:
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 3 Tbsp. eggnog
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/2 tsp. rum extract
- 1 1/2 c. powdered sugar
Instructions
Muffins:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a mixing bowl, add butter, oil, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and rum extract. Cream together. Blend in eggs.
- In another mixing bowl, add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg.
- Measure eggnog. Add to creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients. Mix just until combined.
- Using standard muffin cups, line muffin pan and fill 2/3 full. If you don't have muffin cups, you can butter and flour the muffin pan.
- Bake on middle rack of oven at 400 degrees for 15 to 18 minutes. Baking time will vary depending o your oven. Make the glaze while muffins bake. Test muffins for doneness with a toothpick. Remove from pan immediately to wire rack to cool.
Glaze:
- In a small saucepan, melt butter. Add eggnog and flavorings to butter and warm. Add to powdered sugar and mix well.
- Dip tops of muffins in glaze and allow excess to drip into bowl while the muffins are still warm. The glaze will firm up as it cools. It tastes like donut glaze! Happy Baking!