Coconut Rum Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting

I chose to make mini cupcakes because the recipe is very rich.

Ingredients

2 cups flour

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp  baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 ¼ cup light brown sugar

1 stick butter (room temp)

1 egg

1 cup buttermilk

1/3 cup coconut rum

1. Mix flour, baking soda, cocoa powder and salt. In a separate bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until fluffy.

2. Add egg and beat well. Add buttermilk and flour mixture alternatively while mixing.  Add rum and mix well.  Pour into lined cupcake pan.

3. Bake at 375 F for 20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting

4 oz cream cheese

½ stick butter, room temp

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

3 Tablespoon coconut rum

1. Mix together ingredients with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.  Frost cupcakes.Optional- Sprinkle with coconut flakes.

Note: I made mine as mini-cupcakes.  Mini cupcake tins are available at Target and any cookware store.  Mini cupcake liners are available at Sur la Table or online here.

(Adapted from Ming Makes Cupcakes.  Ming’s version doesn’t include cocoa powder but the picture looks like a chocolate cupcake so I think the original recipe might have had a typo. I have used recipes before and they never disappoint.)



Cat- I hope you remember to make these for your parents!!