Alcohol Infused Cupcakes & Whipped Cream Frosting

Lets get Cupcake Wasted...

I already baked the cupcakes ahead of time using the Duncan Hines Confetti Mix and have left them to cool over night, now you will pierce holes in the cupcakes using a fork not to deep just enough to fill them with the vodka and Jell-O mixture.

Supplies:
*If you don't have a kitchen Aid mixer a hand mixer will work just fine

*1/2 cup vodka I used the Costco Kirkland brand, any vodka will work
*1 package of Jell-O blueberry flavor
*piping bag
*#1 M decorating tips any

Whipped Creme Frosting:
*2 lbs bag of Confectioners Sugar, you will use the full bag to make the frosting will make for 24 cupcakes and some left over depending on the size tip you use to pipe
*1/2 pint Ultra- Pasteurized Heavy Whipping Cream
*1 tsp vanilla Extract

keep the whipped creme refrigerated until you will use it and don't re-refrigerate because the frosting will get too runny and will not harden as its supposed to.

Follow the directions on the back of the Jello-O box and replace 1 cup of cold water with vodka the extra Jello-O can be used to make Jell-O shots as I did or finger Jello-O its totally up to you.

now that you pierced the top of cupcakes use a teaspoon to fill them be generous with your spoonfuls, I poured about 6 teaspoon fulls to each and left them in the cupcake tin refrigerate because the vodka and Jell-O mixture will leak through the cupcake sleeve. I'm not sure about you but I don't want to have to clean up my refrigerator any more than i have to so less mess is best for me.

Whipped Creme Frosting;
In the stand mixer add the 2 pounds of Confectioners Sugar, 1 teaspoon full of vanilla extract, add half of heavy whipping cream and start to whisk in. Set the mixer at a speed of 4 and gradually add in the rest of the heavy cream and once its has started to thicken and looks like its getting its peaks its done.

it should have peaks and look like this, scrape off the sides with a spatula and whisk that it too, continuously stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure all the sugar gets mixed in and then place in the refrigerator for 2 hour. Once it has set in the refrigerator you can begin to pipe your cupcakes and be creative like I did with these Jello-O shots like I did.
In celebration to the super bowl I also made New York inspired Jell-O shots with the same vanilla whipped cream on top they are infused with vodka as well.