The Hummingbird Bakery Life is Sweet: 100 original recipes for happy home baking. Tarek Malouf

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      Mint Julep Cupcakes

      The mint julep is a drink that Scarlett O’Hara would have offered to one of her guests, made with sugar, mint and bourbon whiskey. As with all our recipes calling for bourbon, you can use any whiskey you have to hand.

      Makes 12 cupcakes

      For the crystallised mint leaf decoration (optional)

      1 egg white

      Bowl of caster sugar

      15–30 fresh mint leaves

      For the cupcakes

      115g (4oz) unsalted butter, softened

      200g (7oz) caster sugar

      2 large eggs

      ½ tsp vanilla extract

      ¼ tsp pure mint extract

      115ml (4fl oz) whole milk

      85ml (3fl oz) Kentucky bourbon or whiskey

      185g (6½oz) plain flour

      1½ tsp baking powder

      ½ tsp salt

      For the frosting

      175g (6oz) unsalted butter, softened

      375g (13oz) icing sugar

      40ml (1½fl oz) whole milk

      ¼ tsp pure mint extract

      1 tbsp Kentucky bourbon or whiskey

       One 12-hole deep muffin tin and 12 paper muffin cases

      1. To crystallise the mint leaves, whisk the egg white in a bowl until frothy. In a second bowl, put a generous amount of caster sugar. Dip the mint leaves gently into the frothy egg white so that they’re completely covered, then roll and press into the caster sugar. Be sure to turn and press each side so both sides are covered.