Last weekend a friend of mine hosted a tiki party (best tiki party I've even been too!). She went all out - full tiki bar, grass table skirts, even filled an area of her patio with sand. I was impressed! As my contribution to this shindig (because I can never go anywhere without baking something), I created some tiki themed cupcakes! Inspired by "Island" drinks, I made up a dozen Pina-Colada and a dozen mojito cupcakes! The pictures suck, but hopefully my tantalizing descriptions will be enough to make you drool (nope, no modesty here!).
The Pina-Colada Cupcake: pineapple cake with a rum glaze, coconut cream filling and pineapple icing; finished off with sweetened coconut shavings, a cherry, and of course - a paper umbrella!The Mojito Cupcake: key lime cake with a rum glaze, key lime curd filling, and a crushed mint cream cheese icing; garnished with a key lime slice and those adorable paper umbrellas!
Recipes you say? Sure! Since the mojito cupcakes seemed to be the biggest hit, I'll give ya those. If anyone wants the pina colada recipe, I'll gladly give it out upon request.
Key Lime CakeUse your favorite white cake (or box) recipe, and substitute key lime juice for the water. The cupcakes will come out a little denser than normal, but that's ok - you're going to dump rum on them in a little bit!
Key Lime Curd
Ingredients:
6 large egg yolks
3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons fresh Key lime juice
1 teaspoon grated Key lime peel
Directions:
1. Whisk all ingredients in heavy small saucepan over medium heat until custard thickens and boils for 30 seconds, about 8 minutes. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally (mixture will thicken).
2. When cupcakes are cooled, spoon curd into a pastry bag and pipe into center of each cupcake.
Rum Glaze
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Butter
1/4 cup Water
1 cup Sugar
1/2 cup Rum
Directions:
1. In a saucepan, combine butter, water, and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat and continue to boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in rum.
2. After filling cupcakes, spoon glaze over the top of each one.
Crushed Mint Cream Cheese Icing
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Butter
8oz Cream Cheese
2 cups Powdered Sugar
2-4 tbs Mint (very finely chopped)
Directions:
1. Cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar together
2. Gently stir in mint.
3. Frost your cupcakes!
10 comments:
Oh my goodness! I can't wait to try out this recipe.
For Halloween, my cubies have decided to decorate our adjoining cubes like a Tiki Bar.
This will be so perfect. Thanks for sharing this!
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