Rum Cake Cupcakes Food

COCONUT RUM AND LIME CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F and line muffin pans with paper liners.
• In a medium bowl, sift the cake flour, granulated sugar, baking soda and salt.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the oil, buttermilk, coconut milk, vanilla and eggs. Mix until all the ingredients are fully combined, about 1 minute. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix only until all the ingredients are barely incorporated. Fold in the shredded coconut. Fill the liners about three-quarters of the way full and bake, 17 to 19 minutes.
• Let the cupcakes cool slightly before removing them from the pan and transferring to a cooling rack.
• For the lime curd: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Slowly add the eggs and yolks, and then beat until combined. Add the lime juice. The mixture WILL look curdled. Do not fear, it will smooth out as the butter melts when you cook the mixture.
• In a stainless steel saucepan, cook the mixture over low heat until it smooths out. Increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thick, 10 to 12 minutes. Do not let it boil. Remove the curd from the heat and stir in the lime zest. Put the curd in a clean bowl and wrap it tightly. Place in the fridge until cool, about 1 hour.
• For the frosting: In electric mixing bowl with paddle attachment, beat the butter until fluffy and pale in color. Add the powdered sugar gradually and beat until fully combined. Drizzle in the coconut milk and rum. Add more powdered sugar or coconut rum to adjust the consistency of the frosting.
• Core out the center of the cupcakes, fill with lime curd and frost with coconut rum frosting.

EASY RUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch tube or Bundt pan. Sprinkle nuts over the bottom of the pan.
• Mix together the cake mix, 1/2 cup dark rum, eggs, 1/2 cup water, oil, and vanilla pudding mix. Pour batter over the nuts in the pan.
• Bake for 1 hour. Cool, and invert cake on a serving plate. Prick the top of the cake.
• To Make The Glaze: Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in 1/8 cup water and the 1/2 cup sugar. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove glaze from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup rum. Drizzle and smooth evenly over the top and sides.

RUM CAKE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F. Prepare you cupcake pan(s) with liners.
• For cupcakes: Combine flour, baking powder and salt, then set aside. In the bowl of your mixer, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add milk and rum to the mixture. Slowly mix in flour until blended, then beat in the eggs one at a time until combined.
• Fill cupcake liners about half full and back 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Place pan and a cooling rack and allow to cool about 10 minutes, then remove from the pans and allow to cool directly on the cooling rack.
• For glaze: While the cupcakes are cooling, combine sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow glaze to cool for about 5 minutes. Stir in the rum and spoon glaze over the cakes immediately while it is still warm. Allow the glaze to set/soak into the cupcakes before frosting.
• For frosting: Combine butter and shortening in a large mixer bowl and mix until smooth. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add rum and caramel extract. Add remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add milk or water as needed to and mix until smooth. Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes. I use Wilton 1M or 2D.