MALIBU RUM CUPCAKES.
Hey Guys.
So today is Earth Day (yay!) & I decided to make these adorable mini cupcakes infused with Malibu Rum. These cupcakes are adorable, they look like little, tiny Earths.
HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED: (70 mini cupcakes)
- 2 medium bowls
- 2 small bowls
- red frosting gel
- green & blue food colouring
- your favourite frosting
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups milk (preferably whole)
- 1 teaspoon (or more) of Malibu Rum
WHAT TO DO:
- Preheat the oven to 375°. Line cupcake pan with paper liners & set aside.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, & salt.
- In a large bowl beat the butter & the sugar until light & fluffy (about three minutes). Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in the vanilla extract & rum.
- Add one-third of the flour mixture & beat to combine. Add half of the milk & beat to combine. Add another third of the flour, then the remaining milk, then the rest of the flour (beating to combine after each addition).
- Take the two small bowls & split the batter evenly. Add a few drops of food colouring to both bowls (green in one, blue in the other) & mix together.
- Using a teaspoon, scoop a little bit of green batter & place on one side of the liner. Now take the blue batter (just a little more than the green), place on the other side of the liner & overflow onto the green batter. Repeat until about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the cupcakes spring back when pressed lightly. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Finally, take your favourite frosting & lightly glaze the tops of the cupcakes. Now taking a red gel frosting, draw a tiny heart on each of the cupcakes.