Cuba Libre Cupcakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup coca-cola
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 2 tablespoons rum
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. line or grease and flour 1 12 cupcake cupcake pan. in a small saucepan, heat butter, coca cola and rum to boiling. remove from heat and allow to cool. mix together lime juice and milk in a small bowl* or measuring cup and set aside. meanwhile, whisk together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. add the cooled butter/coke mixture and beat until well combined. add egg, beat then pour in the milk. mix until combined. the batter will be rather thin. fill each well 2/3 of the way full. bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. remove cupcakes to wire racks as soon as possible to cool. frost with chocolate rum cream cheese frosting when cool. garnish with a wedge of lime.
• 2 *this will sour the milk a bit. do not worry if it looks slightly curdled.