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| Ooooops, note to self, clean cake board before taking pictures. |
Last night was the IronCupcake:Leeds and the theme, just in case the title doesn’t give it away, was cocktails. I made a mojito cupcake. I’ve made them before, but i never remember to write down the recipe so, this time I am.
I kind of made this one up from a concentrate that I made for a cheesecake. I liked it and thought it might be a good addition to the cakes – so thats the base for cake and frosting.
I wouldn’t suggest you make these with a hangover because you WILL want to try the mixture and rum at 10am with a bad wine/vodka head isn’t nice.
I wouldn’t suggest you make these with a hangover because you WILL want to try the mixture and rum at 10am with a bad wine/vodka head isn’t nice.
I do love a little IronCupcaking – everyone is always super friendly – but that little bit competitive, and tonight, although I didn’t place again I think I might have made my best entry yet!
Recipe {of sorts}
For
the Mojito concentrate.
the Mojito concentrate.
- 4
limes - 100g
light muscovado sugar - 4
tbsp rum - Large handful of fresh mint leaves
Heat the sugar and 5
tablespoons of water in a small saucepan, stirring until dissolved. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2 minutes without stirring. Finely
grate the zest and squeeze the juice from 3 limes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lime juice
and zest, rum and mint and set aside to cool.
You’ll
have quite a bit left at the end of the cake making, {unless you dont have a hangover and aren’t baking way too early to start drinking without feeling bad about it – in that case you might not} so mine is in the fridge
for some mojito sorbet to be made!
have quite a bit left at the end of the cake making, {unless you dont have a hangover and aren’t baking way too early to start drinking without feeling bad about it – in that case you might not} so mine is in the fridge
for some mojito sorbet to be made!
For
the cakes
the cakes
- 1
cup softened butter - 1
cup brown sugar - 2
cups self rising flour - ¼ tsp
baking powder - 4
eggs - 2-3
shot glasses of the Mojito concentrate.
In a large bowl mix all of the
cake ingredients well. Add the Mojito mix bit by bit. I kept trying the cake
mix until it tasted Mojito-y. Yes. That was my excuse and I am sticking to it. Pop the mixture in cupcake
cases {you can see I went classy here and chose a zebra print!} and bake for about 20 mins at 180.
cake ingredients well. Add the Mojito mix bit by bit. I kept trying the cake
mix until it tasted Mojito-y. Yes. That was my excuse and I am sticking to it. Pop the mixture in cupcake
cases {you can see I went classy here and chose a zebra print!} and bake for about 20 mins at 180.
For the frosting.
- Icing Sugar (about 3 cups)
- Soft Butter (about 150 grams)
- Mojito Concentrate.
I have to say this was kind of
guess work. I mixed the butter and half the icing sugar together then added
mojito mix and more sugar until it became the right consistency. I also threw a
little green food colouring in for good measure {Use paste not liquid. Just do. Please.}
guess work. I mixed the butter and half the icing sugar together then added
mojito mix and more sugar until it became the right consistency. I also threw a
little green food colouring in for good measure {Use paste not liquid. Just do. Please.}
Garnish with a sprig of mint and a
triangle of lime. There you go, boozy, limey, rummy, minty cakes.
triangle of lime. There you go, boozy, limey, rummy, minty cakes.
Those look smashing, Em. My mouth isn't watering at all. Okay, it totally is.