Holiday Fruit Cupcakes With Rum Buttercream Frosting Food

HOLIDAY FRUIT CUPCAKES WITH RUM BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 28 regular-size muffin cups. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat shortening with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 1/3 cup at a time, beating after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla and rum extract. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and 1 1/4 cups milk, about half at a time, beating just until blended. Stir in dried fruit and pecans.
• Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each with about 3 tablespoons batter or until about two-thirds full.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, mix powdered sugar and butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed. Stir in rum and 3 tablespoons milk. Gradually beat in enough remaining milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, to make frosting smooth and spreadable. Frost cupcakes. Decorate with dried fruit and pecans.

RUM BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Beat butter in a medium-size bowl with electric mixer, until soft.
• Beat in 10x sugar alternately with rum and milk, until smooth and spreadable.
• Frost cake; between cake layers put small amount of frosting.
• Frost sides and top of cake.
• Garnish with chopped nuts, banana slices, walnut halves, or maraschino cherries.

RUM FUDGE FRUITCAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170°F Line a 12 holed muffin tray with cupcake liners.
• Melt butter and chocolate over a double boiler and mix till smooth.
• Combine sugar and chocolate mix together ina bowl. Whisk well with electric mixer. Add in vanilla essence and mix.
• Beat eggs in 1 at a time till each egg is fully incorporated. Finally add in flour and mix well. Fold in mixed fruit.
• Fill each cupcake liner 1/2 the way full ONLY.
• Bake for 23 minutes Let cool thoroughly.
• Prepare GANACHE. Bring cream to a boil. Add in chocolate and butter. Mix well till smooth and glossy. Add in rum. Let cool.
• Fill the remaining cavity of the cupcake liner with ganache. Sprinkle whatever you like before the ganache sets.
• Let set in the fridge.

RUM FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• soak mango, papaya, currants and zest in 1/2 cup rum (while you prepare the rest of the ingredients).
• cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg, vanilla and sour cream.
• sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder.
• Add butter and flour mixture together. Stir.
• Add fruit mixture and coconut.
• (if too dry add just a little more rum!).
• Place mixture in a bundt pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees 1 1/2 hours or until cake is done!
• While cake is warm, poke holes in the top with tooth pick and sprinkle remaining 3 tbls rum.