So I had this idea for a cupcake, I had been tinkering with the idea of strawberry cupcakes with Malibu butter cream frosting. I decided that the last time I had a strawberry cupcake it was too strong and fake tasting. Today was the day I decided to come home and give this recipe a try. I have to say I LOVE THEM!!!
Cupcakes
1 Strawberry boxed cake mix
1 c. Pineapple (used crushed in natural juice, I got about 1/4 cup of just juice out and put the fruit in the mini-processor)
1/3c. Oil
3 Eggs
Mix and bake as per box instructions. I didn’t want there to be stringy pieces of pineapple in my cupcakes so I used the food processor to get more of a puree. I am sure you could do this either way.
Once the cupcakes are cooled frost!
Frosting
6 cups of powdered sugar
1/2 c. of Coconut flavored rum (may take more or less)
1 tbl of clear vanilla
1.5 sticks of butter at room temp
Pinch of salt
Beat the butter with a mixer slowly add powdered sugar alternating with the liquid. I actually started with 4 cups, 1 stick and 6 TBL of rum but it wasn’t enough for the 20 cupcakes (yeah this time I didn’t get 2 dozen). If you thought that wasn’t going to be enough I would use 2 lb sugar, 2 sticks of butter, the same run & Vanilla and do the rest of your thinning with milk.
Now frost those bad boys and ENJOY!!
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