Rum Punch Cupcakes

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Hubby and I got married in St Thomas with 23 of our closest friends and family members (we HIGHLY recommend beach weddings!) We had a morning ceremony with lunch immediately after at a restaurant on the beach. After the meal, over half of the bill was for rum punch! Our amazing photographer (Steph Carson – check her out if you need a photographer – tell her Jen P sent you if you contact her – see some of our pics here), caught this picture of the tasty beverages coming out to the table. We love all the pictures that Steph took, but this one really takes us back.

(Photograph by Stephanie Carson)

These cupcakes are inspired by our favorite tropical drink. When I make rum punch at home, I mix cranberry juice, pineapple juice, and coconut rum. So I adapted the Sea Breeze cupcake recipe in Crazy about Cupcakes to make Rum Punch cupcakes. They turned out really good, although next time I’ll put more rum in or some coconut extract.

Rum Punch Cupcakes – makes 12 – adapted from Crazy about Cupcakes
1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs, separated, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup cranberry juice
Zest of 1 orange

Preheat oven to 350. Insert liners into a medium cupcake pan.

In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy 3-5 minutes. Add the egg yolks. Beat well.

In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with juices. Fold in zest.

With clean beaters, whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the whites with a rubber spatula into the batter.

Fill the cupcake liners 1/2 to 2/3 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in the pan.

Rum Punch frosting – adapted from Crazy about Cupcakes
3 cups confectioners sugar
6 Tbsp heavy cream
1 Tbsp rum
1 Tbsp pineapple juice
1 Tbsp cranberry juice

Combine all ingredients in medium mixing bowl. Beat on low speed until smooth. Add additional liqueur or sugar if necessary to reach desired spreading consistency.

Note: This frosting was very thin. I added more sugar, but stopped adding sugar because I didn’t want it to be too sweet.

Cupcakes, Dessert

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23 Responses to “Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake Truffles”

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Fun and Fearless in Beantown — January 4, 2011 at 5:25 pm

I can’t barely bake so the idea of finding a creative way to use leftovers astounds me. This looks AWESOME!
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Maria — January 4, 2011 at 5:33 pm

Gorgeous truffles!
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Justin — January 4, 2011 at 5:34 pm

I love red velvet… these look amazing.
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Megan — January 4, 2011 at 5:35 pm

I’ll have to remember this… I often have leftover cake too. They looks so pretty!
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EliFla — January 4, 2011 at 5:37 pm

This is a very good recipe…thanks and happy new year, ciao Flavia
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Sue — January 4, 2011 at 6:03 pm

These are so pretty! Great for valentine’s day:)
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Blog is the New Black — January 4, 2011 at 6:14 pm

These look so wonderful! Love the vibrant red!
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ann — January 4, 2011 at 7:04 pm

These look so good. Wonderful idea.
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Tara — January 4, 2011 at 10:29 pm

Okay this is just hilarious! My grandma purchased a frozen Cheesecake Factory Red Velvet Cheesecake for Christmas. I took the remaining pieces home to make into balls, which we served at my new years eve party. SO good!
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Rhondi — January 4, 2011 at 11:12 pm

Amazing as usual! I tagged you on my blog to answer some questions:
http://bigmamashomekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-weekday-morning-routineand-ive-been.html

Have a great day! Rhondi
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Daisy — January 5, 2011 at 2:47 am

you are a genius! Such a great idea to use leftover and maintain portion control.
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KcomeKarolina — January 5, 2011 at 2:33 pm

oh they look so yummi!!!

xoxo from rome
K.
http://kcomekarolina.blogspot.com/
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Chelsea — January 5, 2011 at 7:35 pm

Such a good idea, these look so good! I love the red velvet and cheesecake combo. You’re blog is awesome 🙂
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We Are Not Martha — January 5, 2011 at 8:34 pm

Wow, these are so beautiful! Best way to use leftovers EVER! And who knew you could do so much with red velvet!

Sues
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Caroline — January 6, 2011 at 4:36 pm

It’s not over-indulging because you’re able to stop at one. I would probably have eaten half a dozen of them, they look so good! What a great way to jazz up ‘leftovers’!
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Boston Food Diary — January 7, 2011 at 4:04 pm

What a FANTASTIC idea!!!! These look beyond amazing!!
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Elina (Healthy and Sane) — January 7, 2011 at 9:09 pm

I remember the post about that cake. I really want to make it some day! The idea of turning some leftovers into truffles is pure genius! 😀
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Shannon — January 8, 2011 at 1:54 am

ooh, what a creative way to deal with the cake 🙂
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Bridget — January 9, 2011 at 4:51 pm

I’m picky about what I bring in to work too. It bugs me when people bring in things that are clearly gnawed on, you know? This is the perfect way to reportion leftover cake into easily sharable treats.
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Carolyn Jung — January 10, 2011 at 4:56 pm

Wives always know best! LOL
Glad you made him “eat” his words, so to speak. The truffles are so adorable and perfect for Valentine’s Day.
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sheila @ Elements — January 19, 2011 at 7:19 pm

They’re adorable!!! They’d make a perfect Valentine treat too!!
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P way — October 15, 2014 at 8:07 pm

So…. Don’t mean to appear ignorant, but some of us have NOT made cake balls from left over cake, please be more specific in your discourse, please.
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Angela + Payton — October 1, 2018 at 6:35 pm

ummm this cake failed. We followed the recipe to the t and it deflated and tasted bad. This recipe was extremely watery and gross and soggy. It fell apart quickly. Thanks!