Drunken Butter Rum Cupcakes Recipes

DRUNKEN BUTTER RUM CUPCAKES RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line muffin pan with paper liners. Toast pecan and coconut over medium heat in a dry skillet for 10 minutes stirring occasionally. Combine all cake ingredients in a large stainless steel bowl. Beat for 2 minutes on high with electric mixer. Stir in pecans and coconut flake mixture reserving about 1/3 cup for garnishing later. Pour batter into prepared cups. Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out of center completely clean. Place on a cooling rack. Prick top of cupcakes with toothpick. ALLOW TO COOL COMPLETELY. For glaze:. Melt butter in saucepan. Stir in 1/4 cup of the rum and sugar. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining 1/4 cup of rum. For Frosting: Before starting, place your stainless steel bowl and the arms for mixer into the freezer, for about 5 minutes. The cold bowl and arms form stiffer peaks in your frosting. In large bowl, with mixer at medium-low speed, beat sugar, butter, vanilla, and 4 tablespoons rum until blended. Increase speed to medium-high; beat until light and fluffy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Beat in more rum as needed for desire consistency for frosting. To finish cupcakes: Dip tops of cupcakes into Butter Rum Glaze and allow excess to drop off before placing back down. This part can get a bit messy. Pipe on dollops of frosting, I usually leave some of the cupcake showing cause the glaze is so shiny and pretty. 21 Drizzle a small amount of remaining drizzle over top of frosting. Sprinkle with remaining pecan and coconut.

DRUNKEN BUTTER RUM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Line muffin pan with paper liners.
• Toast pecan and coconut over medium heat in a dry skillet for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Combine all cake ingredients in a large stainless steel bowl. Beat for 2 minutes on high with electric mixer. Stir in pecans and coconut flake mixture reserving about 1/3 cup for garnishing later.
• Pour batter into prepared cups.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out of center completely clean.
• Place on a cooling rack. Prick top of cupcakes with toothpick. ALLOW TO COOL COMPLETELY.
• For glaze:.
• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Stir in 1/4 cup of the rum and sugar.
• Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat.
• Stir in remaining 1/4 cup of rum.
• For Frosting:.
• Before starting, place your stainless steel bowl and the arms for mixer into the freezer, for about 5 minutes. The cold bowl and arms form stiffer peaks in your frosting.
• In large bowl, with mixer at medium-low speed, beat sugar, butter, vanilla, and 4 tablespoons rum until blended.
• Increase speed to medium-high; beat until light and fluffy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula.
• Beat in more rum as needed for desire consistency for frosting.
• To finish cupcakes:.
• Dip tops of cupcakes into Butter Rum Glaze and allow excess to drop off before placing back down. This part can get a bit messy.
• Pipe on dollops of frosting, I usually leave some of the cupcake showing cause the glaze is so shiny and pretty.
• Drizzle a small amount of remaining drizzle over top of frosting. Sprinkle with remaining pecan and coconut.