
Chocolate - Rum Cupcakes recipe: adapted from Nigella Lawson's Ghoul-Graveyard Cake
Ingredients:
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 stick (½ cup) butter or margarine
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons rum extract
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F.
- Put everything for the cake, except the buttermilk, into a food processor and blitz to mix. Remove the lid, scrape down with a rubber spatula and then put the lid back on and with the motor running, add the vinegary milk.
- (I don’t have a food processor so I mixed everything the old-fashioned way: (1) cream the butter and sugar, (2) add eggs one at a time, (3) then the rum extract, (4) combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in a small bowl, (5) add half the flour mixture to butter/sugar/eggs mixture, (6) add the buttermilk, (7) add the rest of the flour mixture)
- Scrape, spoon or pour the brown batter into a cupcake tin, lined with papers, and bake for 20 – 22 minutes. Cool completely.
Buttercream Frosting recipe: for Red frosting.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 4 drops red food coloring
Instructions:
- Combine ingredients in a medium-sized bowl, and mix with an electric mixer until smooth. Add more milk if needed.
White Frosting recipe: for White frosting.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons shortening (not butter-flavored)
- 4 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon clear vanilla
- pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions:
- Sift the confectioners' sugar into a medium bowl.
- Add shortening, milk and salt and mix until combined. Then, add the light corn syrup and vanilla, and mix until well blended.




12 comments:
They are beautiful. You are really good making the icing pretty.
These are so girly and christmassy and fun!!
how lovely they look! great explanation!
have a sweet day,
justyna
Another awesome recipe. Thanks for sharing Danielle.
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Really enjoy your blog, always look forward to new recipes to try out from you.
Thank you and keep up the good work!!
Merry Christmas!
Dee from UK
Thank you so much Dee :D! Merry Christmas!
These look so delightful... simply gorgeous!
I love the decorations! I guess these cupcakes could bring a perfect Christmas atmosphere at house. :)
Love the decorations!
Yummy and just the thing for a grey Sunday. Thanks for sharing and warmest regards.
Oh Gosh, they look sooo professional!!!!!! I wish I could make some as beautiful as these!
Great decorations! I personally like the rum flavor to stand out, so maybe a rum syrup brushed on before frosting? Thanks for the recipe and inspirational photos!
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