This weekend was a busy baking weekend for me! I was able to try out a recipe for mojito cupcakes, baked cinnamon rolls, and chocolate molten cakes. The mojito cupcakes turned out really yummy, so here's the recipe: 1 recipe of vanilla cupcakes
1 recipe of lime curd (see below)
1 recipe of vanilla buttercream frosting
1/2 cup light rum
2 tsp. lime zest
1/4 cup fresh mint, finely chopped
Bake the vanilla cupcake recipe as instructed, adding 2 tsp. lime zest into the batter with the vanillas and 1/4 cup rum with the milk. Cool cupcakes completely. Pipe lime curd into the center of each cupcake. (Note - I found using a piping bag fitted with the long, thin tip intended for this purpose very difficult. I, instead, used a "flavor injecting" syringe. It did a much better job of delivering the most filling with the least mess.) Last, follow the instructions for the buttercream frosting, adding the chopped mint with the vanilla and 1/4 cup rum with the milk. Frost each cupcake with the mint buttercream. Garnish cupcakes with mint sprigs, as desired.
The first time I made these, I didn't put the lime zest into the cupcake batter. This yielded a good cupcake, but it needed a little more flavor. I also used 1/2 fresh mint and 1/2 mint extract, as my grocery store was out of fresh mint. I would not recommend this, as the frosting tasted a bit like toothpaste. All-in-all, this was a great, summery cupcake!
Lime Curd
2 Tbs. lime zest
1 cup lime juice
1 1/2 cups white sugar
4 large eggs
2 sticks unsalted butter
In a metal or glass bowl, whisk together zest, juice, sugar, and eggs. Cut butter into 8 pieces and add to mixture. Create a double boiler by setting the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Cook mixture, whisking occasionally, until thickened and smooth, about 20 minutes. For best results, allow mixture to cool completely in the refrigerator before filling cupcakes.
I am baking 3 new flavors for a coworker's birthday this Friday - Chocolate Coconut, Almond, and Chocolate Raspberry. I am very excited about trying out the new flavors and my new cake boxes/packaging! There will definetly be new pictures and recipes posted this weekend...
