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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13 Responses to “Funfetti Chocolate Chip Cookies”

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Eva @ Eva Bakes — March 4, 2013 at 8:50 am
These are so festive – love them!
- beantownbaker — March 4th, 2013 @ 1:51 pm
  
  Sprinkles make everything festive 🙂
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Krystal R {Mrs. Regueiro's Plate} — March 4, 2013 at 12:31 pm
What festive looking cookies! Looks fantastic!
- beantownbaker — March 4th, 2013 @ 1:51 pm
  
  Thanks! Love your new picture!
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Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie — March 4, 2013 at 1:45 pm
Love that you were able to adapt them from an already favorite cookie
- beantownbaker — March 4th, 2013 @ 1:52 pm
  
  I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve adapted those cookies to fit my needs. They’re awesome.
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bETH — March 6, 2013 at 10:06 am
Mixed the dough last night, can’t wait to get home and bake these tonight!
- beantownbaker — March 6th, 2013 @ 8:38 pm
  
  Yay! I hope you love them 🙂
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Vera Zecevic-Cupcakes Garden — March 7, 2013 at 10:22 am

I’m a huge fan of all sorts of cookies, I am always glad to find new,creative recipe.
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Sues — March 8, 2013 at 7:48 am
I love making Funfetti cookies, but have never added chocolate/white chocolate chips. The more the merrier!! 🙂 And they’re super pretty!
- beantownbaker — March 9th, 2013 @ 3:02 pm
  
  Thanks! Funfetti makes everything better.
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Katie — September 4, 2017 at 12:35 pm

Can this dough be frozen?
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google — June 14, 2025 at 11:55 pm

Wonderful write-up… This is very insightful.
Keep up the good work