Cali Creamin’ Cupcakes

Beer Details

• Beer Style: Cream Ale
• 5.2
• 20
• Brewery: Mother Earth

A Time for a Change

Lately, the bread recipes I have been making, although delicious, are starting to become boring and dull. Add flour, sugar, and beer and bake for an hour wasn’t all that exciting. I felt like I have been doing the same thing over and over again. So I thought I would switch things up a little bit and take a new approach. If I want this baking experiment to continue, I need to start making cakes. What better beer to do this with than Mother Earth Cali Creamin’.

Love Your Mother

If you haven’t been to Mother Earth, I highly recommend you put down whatever beverage you have in your hand, and seek out Cali Creamin’. I first heard about this beer while at the San Diego International Beer Festival. “You have to try the Cali Creamin'” I would hear people mutter. However, after making my way toward the Mother Earth booth, I was disappointed that it was all gone.

My interest was piqued. I had to get this cream ale and try it for myself. Luckily, most Bevmos in the San Diego area will carry this Mother Earth staple. This ale tastes exactly like a cream soda. Very smooth and very creamy, this beer tastes like you are guzzling down a delicious sugary carbonated beverage. I thought to myself, this would make a good cupcake.

Conclusion

This is a game changer. Just like unlocking part of a map in a video game and experiencing a whole new world, I too have unlocked my baking potential and have opened up a door with new baking possibilities.

I should point out that this was my second batch of Cali Creamin’ cupcakes. The first batch, although containing the same ingredients, didn’t have enough of a binding agent to keep the cupcakes together. My first attempt resulted in a dry and flaky pastry that reminded me of corn bread.

Now I am not a fan of white cakes all that much, but I must say this was very delicious. So much so that you can really taste the flavor of the cupcake even when smothered in frosting. That never happens!

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cali creamin cupcakes ingredients

• 2 Cups of All Purpose Flour (Or Self Rising Flour)
• 1 1/4 tsp of Baking Powder (Omit if using Self Rising Flour)
• Pinch of salt (Omit if using Self Rising Flour
• 1 Stick of Unsalted Butter (Soft)
• 1/2 Cup of Mother Earth Cali Creamin’
• 1 Cup of Sugar
• 2 Large Eggs (Room Temperature)
• 2/3 Cup of Whole Milk
• 2 tsp of Vanilla Extract
• 2 Tablespoons of Butter (Soft)
• 2 Cups of Powdered Sugar
• 2 Tablespoons of Milk
• 1/2 tsp of Vanilla Extract

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cali creamin cupcakes directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit. Line cupcake pan with 12 paper liners
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• Use a mixer to whisk the butter and sugar together until lightly fluffy, for about 3 minutes.
• Beat eggs, vanilla extract, and Mother Earth Cali Creamin’ into a bowl. Mix into butter/ sugar mixture and continue beating the ingredients together. Reduce mixer speed.
• Beat half of the flour and milk into the bowl. Continue beating until all ingredients of mixed together. Then add the remaining flour and continue mixing until you reach a slightly lumpy consistency.
• Pour the mix into the cupcake pan, filling the cups three-quarters full. Bake for 16-20 minutes, or until you can poke the center of a cupcake with a toothpick and it comes out clean.
• Let cool for 5 minutes, remove from pan and let cool some more.
• In a bowl, combine all ingredients together with a mixer on medium settings until smooth and fluffy.
• Frost Cupcakes

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