Nog Cupcakes

I don't really remember what eggnog tastes like, but I remember it being really thick and creamy. While I have always enjoyed drinking Silk's line of holiday drinks, the Silk nog just doesn't have the consistency that I want. I was so excited when I first found So Delicious coconut milk nog. The texture is perfect, and it tastes great. It's sweet and satisfying enough that I only want to drink a tiny glass and not the whole quart.
I have baked with both Silk nog and coconut milk before and thought that this epic combination would be even better. My experiment didn't prove to be necessarily true. I adapted the vanilla cupcake recipe from VCTOTW by using a cup of coconut nog in place of soy milk and adding a dash of nutmeg. The cake turned out really dense, the bottom was dark brown before the top was fully baked, and the taste wasn't quite what I was hoping for.
I also made a nog frosting using shortening, coconut nog, powdered sugar, nutmeg, vanilla bean paste, and a bit of flour to thicken it. I don't have any measurements because I made it on a whim, just tossing things in until I got the right consistency and taste. The coconut nog worked much, much better in the frosting than in the cake. I piped these with a Wilton 1M tip.
They might not have been up to my standards, but at least they looked pretty.


Have you baked with coconut nog? Did you have a similar experience or was yours a success?