The work of minutes to make yet delightfully pleasing. Soft, buttery little cupcakes containing juicy raisins and topped with a rum buttercream these are little gems!
You can use any type of rum for these but just be aware that a dark rum will give a much stronger taste than a white. I went middle-of-the-road and used golden rum made by the best rum makers in the world: the Tortuga rum company in the Cayman Islands:
While all cake is attractive and needs to be eaten by me, nothing quite says “come and eat me” more than a cupcake piled up with buttercream!
Here are the cupcakes nude and fresh from the oven – they look pretty already:
I probably need to get out more, but I thought they looked really cute in the tin waiting to be eaten :
Ingredients:
For the cupcakes:
125g unsalted butter, at room temperature
125g light brown sugar
2 eggs
125g self raising flour
2 tablespoons rum
100g raisins
For the buttercream:
250g icing sugar
125g unsalted butter, at room temperature
2-3 tablespoons rum
60g chocolate covered raisins (to sprinkle on top)
How to make:
- Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan oven 170°C/375°F/Gas mark 5.
- Line a 12 hole patty tin with paper cases.
- Beat the butter and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, flour and rum and beat until well combined.
- Stir in the raisins.
- Spoon the mix evenly into the paper cases and bake for 12-15 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean (mine took 15 minutes).
- Leave the cakes to cool on a wire rack.
- Now make the buttercream: beat together the icing sugar, butter and rum until smooth.
- Spread over the top of the cooled cupcakes and then sprinkle the chocolate raisins on top.
- Bask in glory at the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
12 comments:
Oh yes. I love rum used in cakes. Rum has to be one of my favorite spirits. These look adorable. I have to get this cupcake holders I've been seeing all over. I like the look of them.
Oh my goodness, these look good! I love rum-raisin ice cream, but these look like something else entirely. Adorable and delicious!
Walio, ain't they look so cute! cute balls topping!
Ooooh YES please rum & Raisin cupcakes!! They are so cute and what a great combo you have going on here :)
Rosie x
Ohh, those cupcakes look delicious. I'll have to try making some rum raisin cupcakes!
I love these... the look and the flavours...superb!!
Rum - and chocolate covered raisins - yes please. I wouldn't mind making these so that I can eat the raisins whilst making the cakes!
They look fabulous.
dear caked crusader
loved your rum and raisin cupckaes and their visual appeal !
I used the brandy for making fruit cakes, so used the liqor in other form, too!
Come to my mouth little cupcakes... do not be afraid. Mwah-ha-ha-ha-haaaa (evil laugh.)
Just delicious-looking!
Dennis says WOW --a blog about cakes! These look good.
Ooh - softly-crumbed raisin-rum-stuffed cupcake with oodles of lovely buttercream. Right up my street :-)
Mmm these look fantastic. I want to make something like these very very soon !
Post a Comment