Strawberry Daiquiri Cupcakes

The umbrellas are the key to this cute cupcake. Pureed strawberries also make these cupcakes extra moist.

Strawberry Daiquiri Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. strawberry extract
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup pureed strawberries
• 1-1/2 cups cake flour
• 1 3/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 strawberry daiquiri mix and light rum, mixed

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add paper liners to large and/or small cupcake tins.

In a middle bowl, cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and extract and mix thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients, alternating with the milk and daiquiri mixture.

Pour into prepared tins.

Bake for 25-30 minutes for large cupcakes and 15-20 minutes for mini cupcakes. Let cool then poke holes in the top with a skewer. “Drench” the top of the cupcakes with a 1/4 cup of daiquiri and rum mixture before frosting with Daiquiri  Frosting.

Daiquiri Frosting

1 cup butter, softened

1 tsp. strawberry extract

3 c. confectioners’ sugar

1/4 c. strawberry daiquiri mix and light rum mixture

1-2 Tb. of cream (for consistency)

Beat all ingredients together, adding cream to create the proper spreading consistency. Frost cooled cupcakes using a star tip.

Add granulated pink sugar and an umbrella.