Cuba Libre Cupcakes

(from sabrinatang’s recipe box)

Source: http://coconutlime.blogspot.com/2007/01/cuba-libre-cupcakes.html

Categories: cupcake, untried

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup coca cola
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 3 tablespoons dutch processed cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons rum
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg

Directions

  1. eheat oven to 350. Line or grease and flour 1 12 cupcake cupcake pan. In a small saucepan, heat butter, coca cola and rum to boiling. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Mix together lime juice and milk in a small bowl* or measuring cup and set aside. Meanwhile, whisk together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the cooled butter/coke mixture and beat until well combined. Add egg, beat then pour in the milk. Mix until combined. The batter will be rather thin. Fill each well 2/3 of the way full. Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove cupcakes to wire racks as soon as possible to cool. Frost with Chocolate Rum Cream Cheese Frosting when cool. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

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