Cocktail Inspired Cup Cakes!!

So tomorrow pretty much all of our friends hand their dissertations in so we're having a big get together to celebrate. I decided it would be an awesome idea to make cocktail cup cakes for everyone! :D


I made 3 versions..

Mojito cupcakes

You will need:
113g (4oz) self raising flour
113g (4oz) caster sugar
113g (4oz) butter
2 medium eggs
Zest & juice of 1 lime
2 caps of white rum
(Makes 12)

1) Preheat oven to 170 degrees / Gas mark 4

2) Cream together butter & sugar

3) Beat in the eggs

4) Fold in the flour gradually

5) Add the lime zest, juice & rum

6) Spoon into cake cases & bake for 15-20 mins

Mojito Frosting:

113g (4oz) butter

255g (9oz) icing sugar

Few drops of green food colouring

1 cap of white rum

Juice & zest of half a lime

1) Cream together butter & icing sugar

2) Add rum, food colouring & lime juice

3) Ice & garnish with lime zest & mint leaves!

Strawberry Daiquiri Cup Cakes

You will need:

113g (4oz) self raising flour
113g (4oz) caster sugar
113g (4oz) butter
2 medium eggs
2 caps of white rum
4 strawberries chopped finely (ideally soak them in some rum for an hour beforehand) 
(Makes 12)

1) Preheat oven to 170 degrees / Gas mark 4

2) Cream together butter & sugar

3) Beat in the eggs

4) Fold in the flour gradually

5) Add the rum

6) Add the strawberry pieces

7) Spoon into cake cases & bake for 15-20 mins

Frosting:

113g (4oz) butter

255g (9oz) icing sugar

Few drops of pink food colouring

1tsp strawberry flavouring

1 cap of white rum

1) Cream together butter & icing sugar

2) Add rum, food colouring & strawberry flavouring

3) Ice & garnish with strawberry slices!

Strawberry Mojito Cup Cakes

You will need:

113g (4oz) self raising flour

113g (4oz) caster sugar

113g (4oz) butter

2 medium eggs

2 caps of white rum

Juice & zest of 1 lime

4 strawberries chopped finely 

(Makes 12)

1) Preheat oven to 170 degrees / Gas mark 4

2) Cream together butter & sugar

3) Beat in the eggs

4) Fold in the flour gradually

5) Add the lime zest, juice & rum

6)Add the strawberry pieces

7) Spoon into cake cases & bake for 15-20 mins

Frosting:

113g (4oz) butter

255g (9oz) icing sugar

Few drops of pink food colouring

1 cap of white rum

Juice & zest of 1/2 a lime

1) Cream together butter & icing sugar

2) Add rum, food colouring & lime juice

3) Ice & garnish with lime zest & strawberry slices!

Cakes galore! I hope everyone enjoys them! I had a lot of fun making them :)