Okay everyone. Are you ready for these tasty beauties. These are my tipsy treats and they are my succulent and edible cocktails. I was stumbling with eager intoxication just brainstorming their recipes. This collection was inspired by my love for white Russians and Kahlua specifically. One day while sipping on my drink, as i prepared another, i got lost watching the Kahlua stream down like molasses and I imagined how wickedly good this Kahlua would taste in a rich chocolate buttercream. Kahlua? Buttercream? Kahlua chocolate buttercream? The white Russian cupcake! Bam! But I wasn't so creative as i thought. No biggie. Not only are there dozens of white Russian cupcakes, this cupcake is also the 'dude's' cupcake according to many blogs i came across. You know, the dude!
So i researched and found a full bar of cocktail cupcakes and it was just so inspiring and enticing. I went to work right away and went to Costco and Bevmo immediately to begin! Researching, comparing, and trying new recipes is so much fun when you're playing with tequila and rum and vodka and more! But alcohol when baked evaporates. Hmmm... so my buttercreams are the key for a real fun dessert time. My frosting's for all these treats are quite lush and proud. These cupcakes were quite good but next time, I'm making it a black Russian. The vanilla cupcake flavored with vodka, Kahlua, and buttermilk, wasn't bold enough for me the way I like my drinks. My future black Russian will have this white Russian frosting but over a rich and dark chocolate cupcake instead. It will still be shamelessly spiked with Kahlua and vodka, maybe some buttermilk, and i think i should throw in that small stream of molasses! (I adore molasses) I learned much from making these white russians and so the next two cupcakes reaped the lessons. Make em stronger!
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| ¡Ay, chihuahua! |
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| ¡Ay, que rico! |
Did someone say stronger? Time for a fiesta! Fiesta, fiesta! These cupcakes were voted the best among the tipsy treats. Even a friend who loathes tequila applauded it. I freshly squeeze several limes in the frosting to make it nice and zesty and to subdue the sharpness from the tequila. I also use fresh lime zest to compliment the tequila in the batter. I would like to thank Annie's Eats for this recipe inspiration. Her recipe was my favorite and with a few modification to fit my taste, this cupcake was so so good! I am a big fan of buttermilk and Annie's recipe included this so i looked closer. I didn't use her frosting because i now prefer to make my buttercreams egg-free but I don't doubt her frosting's yummyiness. For health considerations, i now omit eggs but their absence is no flavor loss at all. My own frosting is tequila, powdered sugar, more tequila, fresh lime juice, don't forget some more tequila, some butter, more tequila, and i forgot what i did after that last shot. But whatever i did, it was dam good! It is highly recommended to suck on the lime wedge in between bites, it's better than a cherry on top, much better!
¡Dame otra!
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| Rumple sweetskin |
Now this sweet thing tells no lies. Our next buzz comes from the chocolate coconut rum cupcake. These cupcakes were failproof for my taste buds. I am an adamant rum drinker and i prefer my rum spiced when on the rocks so i used spiced rum for my cupcakes on the racks. Get it? On the rocks, on the racks. haahhaha. It's probably a good thing this is the last for the moment in the tipsy treat collection.
This recipe is inspired by the Cupcake Project's recipe. Her ingredients of coconut milk and molasses really impressed me compared to other recipes i was scanning. I made few modifications and difference of rum is the key change. I also used a combination of coconut juice and buttermilk instead of the coconut milk. Her recipe or mine, these cupcakes are heavenly. Soft, moist, rich in chocolate and flavored with spiced rum you can really feel inside. :) The shredded coconut inside the batter, and out, ties the whole package together like a tropical parasol dunked in your drink. Next time, i want this cupcake to have a center surprise! What's that surprise? You should come back to find out because my treats only get better than the last batch. Toppers anyone! Me! You! Everyone!
I have many more tipsy treats coming soon to this collection and here are some teaser titles to wet your appetite: apple blondie with Carmel apple schnapps frosting, strawberry dream daiquiri cupcake, spiced rum cake and a whiskey something. :) Hope you can swig these sweets soon. xoxo
