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Spiced Rum Cupcakes
Check out these Beach-Themed Spiced Rum Cupcakes for a chill Father’s Day! These delicious cupcakes are the perfect dessert after a relaxing day with Dad. The beachy theme gives that restful vibe that all dads are after. Enjoy them after dinner or sneak them in for a mid-day treat!
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What do you need to make Spiced Rum Cupcakes?
- Flour
- Sugar
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Milk
- Vegetable oil
- Vanilla extract
- Eggs
- Spiced rum
- Butter
- Powdered sugar
- Cinnamon
- Cupcake liners
- Food colouring
- Icing tips and bags
- Sprinkles
- Mixing bowls
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How to make Spiced Rum Cupcakes:
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
- Mix together the milk, oil, vanilla and eggs in a medium bowl.
- Combine the milk mixture with the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Add spiced rum into the batter and mix.
- Pour the batter into cupcake liners placed in a baking pan, about 2/3 full.
- Bake at 350 for 15-17 mins. Let cool in the pan for 10 mins after removing from oven and then cool completely on a cooling rack.
Read on to learn how to add the beach-themed cupcake icing design. Perfect after a day on the beach with Dad!
Easy Spiced Rum Cupcakes Tutorial:
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First, combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
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Then, in a medium bowl, mix together the milk, oil, vanilla and eggs.
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Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix thoroughly.
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Add the spiced rum into the batter and mix until well blended.
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Finally, pour the batter into cupcake liners laid in a baking pan. Fill the liners about 2/3 full.
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Bake at 350°F for 15-17 mins. Let cool in the pan for 10 mins after removing from the oven and then cool completely on a cooling rack before decorating.
Beautiful Beach Themed Cupcakes
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Using an electric mixer, combine the butter, cinnamon, vanilla and spiced rum.
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Slowly add powdered sugar and then add water as needed to get to the right consistency (it should be stiff but pliable).
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Next, colour half of the icing blue. Place both icing colours into piping bags. The light coloured icing with a large tip and the blue icing with a smaller tip.
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Pipe two swirls on each cupcake using the light-coloured icing. Then pipe zig-zag lines with the blue icing.
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Don’t forget the sprinkles!
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We hope you enjoy these Beach-Themed Spiced Rum Cupcakes for a chill Father’s Day as much as we do! If you’re looking for more Father’s Day crafts and recipes, certainly check out our other ideas.
More Father’s Day Recipes:
- Whiskey Bacon Chocolate Cookies
- Father’s Day Espresso Martini
- Over 40 Father’s Day Recipe Ideas
- The Best Homemade Meatball Recipe
Father’s Day Crafts:
- Papa Bear Handprint Craft with Free Printable
- “Rawr the Best” Father’s Day Kids Craft
- Fun Father’s Day Craft That Kids Can Make
- Easy Garden Markers
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Spiced Rum Cupcakes
Equipment
- Cupcake liners
- Muffin pan
- Piping bags and tips
- Electric mixer
- Mixing bowls
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups Flour 2
- 2 cups Sugar
- 3 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 cup Milk
- 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp Vanilla
- 2 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Spiced rum
Spiced Rum Icing
- 1 cup Butter softened
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 3 tbsp Spiced rum
- 1 tbsp Vanilla
- 4 cups Powdered sugar
Spinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners
- Add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt to a large mixing bowl and combine
- Add milk, vegetable oil, vanilla, and eggs to a medium sized bowl and combine
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until well combined
- Slowly add the spiced rum to the batter until combined
- Fill the cupcake liners about 2/3 of the way full and bake for 15-17 minutes
- Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes and then transfer to cooling racks to cool completely
Spiced Rum Icing
- Beat the butter and cinnamon with an electric mixer until smooth
- Add the powdered sugar a little at a time until it is all mixed in
- Add the vanilla and spiced rum (and water as needed) until icing is smooth