Say Cheers with Boozy Moscow Mule Cupcakes

These Moscow Mule Cupcakes taste just like the cocktail! And cocktail cupcakes are delicious!

Spiked with vodka, these cupcakes are easy to make and are perfect for your cocktail loving sweet tooth.

With lime, ginger beer and vodka, these alcohol-infused cupcakes are a must for your next girl’s night in.

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Spiked Moscow Mule Cocktails

If you’ve never tried vodka-infused cupcakes, you must give these a try!

The addition of ginger beer keeps these moist and the zesty frosting, made with lime and ginger powder, really brings out the flavor from this classic cocktail.

Moscow Mules are one of my favorite things to serve at a party. And now you can toast your special occasion with a Moscow Mule for dessert too.

The flavor combination is refreshing in a cocktail and super flavorful in a cupcake.

If you serve Moscow Mule Cupcakes at your party or girl’s night, they’ll definitely be a hit. 

How to Make Moscow Mule Cupcakes From a Cake Mix

Starting a dessert recipe with a boxed cake mix is always a time-saver. By just adding a few flavors to it, you can create all kinds of yummy cocktail cupcake flavors.

Ingredients for the Cupcakes:

• 1 Vanilla Cake Mix
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp lime zest
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/3 cup ginger beer
• 3 TBSP vodka

For the Frosting:

• One Batch of Vanilla Buttercream
• 1 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tsp lime zest

I always start my flavored frostings with my basic vanilla buttercream recipe. So be sure to head over to that post to check out the ingredients you need for that first!

Don’t want to add vodka to your recipe, no biggie. Just skip it. These cupcakes will still have the same citrus and ginger flavors you love.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside.

In a bowl combine boxed mix with egg, lime zest and butter.

With the help of a mixer combine all the ingredients until crumbly, it should resemble wet sand.

Mix in vodka. Slowly incorporate ginger beer and buttermilk mixing well until there are no lumps left.

Divide the batter between the cupcake liners and take to the oven. Bake for 15 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.

While the cupcakes are cooling prepare the frosting. Mix the vanilla buttercream with ginger powder and lime zest.

Frost the cupcakes and decorate with lime wedges, mint and lime zest.

That’s what gives these cupcakes their distinct Moscow Mule flavor. 

Adding the vodka to the cake mix keeps these cupcakes from tasting like a shot. But if you want to kick up the booze factor a little, you can add a little vodka to the buttercream too.

These spiked Moscow Mule Cupcakes are great for summer! The citrus flavor makes them almost as refreshing as the cocktail.

Just picture these at a pool party! If that doesn’t make you excited for warmer weather I don’t know what will!

Printable Recipe

More Alcoholic Cupcakes:

• Margarita Cupcakes
• Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes
• White Russian Cupcakes

More Moscow Mule Recipes:

• Classic Moscow Mule Recipe
• Mimosa Mule
• Blueberry Lemon Mule
• See all my Moscow Mule Variations

Pin These Cocktail Inspired Cupcakes for Later

These Moscow Mule Cupcakes are a sweet twist on the classic cocktail recipe. If you’ve never tried vodka-infused cupcakes before print this recipe out now!