Butterbeer Recipe

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Leading up to the midnight showing of the final Harry Potter movie, I really wanted to have a Harry Potter party. It wasn’t in the cards, so instead I made some Harry Potter themed treats for Hubby and I to enjoy while watching Deathly Hallows Part I the other night.

There are quite a few recipes for butterbeer out there. But I wanted to make something that matches what butterbeer was in my mind while reading the books. To me, butterbeer is warm, buttery, and spiked with a bit of some spicy alcohol. The warm butterbeer is topped with a frothy whipped foam on top that leaves a mustache when you take a sip.

I set out to develop this recipe and Hubby and I agreed that this butterbeer was delicious and very fitting for Harry and his friends.

One Year Ago: French Silk Pie

Butterbeer

Yield: Serves 2

Ingredients:

For the Butterbeer
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 Tbsp honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/16 teaspoon ground cloves
Pinch salt
3 Tbsp toffee bits (you can use butterscotch chips here if you have those on hand)
1/3 cup spiced rum
1 cups boiling water

For the Foam
2/3 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar, or splenda for sugar free version
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon butter

Directions:

Prepare the butterbeer:
Using an electric mixer, beat the brown sugar, butter, honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl until blended and smooth. Stir in the toffee bits Transfer the mixture to a 4-cup (or larger) measuring cup. Add the rum and then the boiling water. Stir until the butter mixture dissolves. Pour through a sieve to remove any toffee bits that did not dissolve. Divide the buttered rum among 2 mugs.

Prepare the foam:
In a large bowl, or the bowl of a standing mixer, whip the heavy cream on medium high speed for 3-4 minutes until it starts to thicken. Add the sugar and continue whipping until very soft peaks begin to form, another 3-4 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and butter, then whip for another 30 seconds or so, until soft peaks form.

Spoon a generous portion of foam on top of each glass of butterbeer, mixing gently. Serve immediately.

Recipe adapted from Food Network and Bakingdom

Beverages, Dessert

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12 Responses to “Caramel (Cup)Cake with Caramelized Butter Frosting (Daring Bakers)”

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Speedbump Kitchen — November 29, 2008 at 3:44 pm

Great job! You’ll be hooked into the magic of caramel now!!
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Gretchen Noelle — November 29, 2008 at 5:22 pm

Perfect swirls on top! I am so impressed! Great job!
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CB — November 29, 2008 at 9:35 pm

Mmmm… cupcakes and caramel! YUMMY! I totally have to star this one for my baking bucket list!
/Clara
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Gail — November 30, 2008 at 4:23 am

Congratulations on a successful Db month – these cuppers look delicious!
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Joelen — November 30, 2008 at 6:25 am

I love that you chose to do cupcakes rather than a cake. (I prefer cupcakes and smaller portions anyday!) As for adding the salt – love the idea too! Great job 🙂
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Dolores — November 30, 2008 at 6:58 am

Beautiful cupcakes. Thanks for baking with us this month!
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Sheltie Girl — December 1, 2008 at 11:04 pm

Your cup cakes are simply beautiful. I love the swirly frosting on top.

Natalie @ Gluten A Go Go
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Claire — December 2, 2008 at 3:43 am

Your swirls are perfect! Great job.
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sterling — December 2, 2008 at 5:24 am

Absolutely fantastic! They look great. Makes me wish I had made cupcakes 🙂
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Jen — December 2, 2008 at 2:45 pm

Thanks everyone. These qere quite tasty. Hubby said they were his favorite cupcake I’ve ever made!!
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Allergy Mom — December 2, 2008 at 4:49 pm

OOh, I love your swirly cuppy cakes! I wish I’d salted my caramal, too…
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~Amber~ — December 5, 2008 at 2:23 pm

Your cupcakes look delicious! Congratulations on a successful challenge.