Thursday, May 27, 2010

Love the Lime!



It seems like for the past few days, everything I've made has featured limes in some shape or form.  I made the Vietnamese Lettuce Rolls, and they featured lime as one of the many flavors.  I few days ago, it was guacamole with lime in it.  This morning when I checked my e-mails from one of the Yahoo Groups I belong to, there was a recipe for Cuba Libre Cupcakes posted, that sounded delicious! Carlos, the person who posted it, said they he found it on another website.  Now,  having written a blog for quite some time, I didn't want to post a recipe without given credit to the person who developed the recipe.  I did a little research, and a little googling and came up with a fabulous blog site for all of you to check out.  It is Rachel Rappaport's Coconut & Lime. She originated this recipe and here is the link for all of you to see her posting: Coconut & Lime Blog - Cuba Libre Cupcakes

Please make sure you check out her blog, she has an amazing array of wonderful recipes.  She is also the author of The Everything Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook. She has been named as one of the 50 best food blogs and one of a very few blogs where the recipes are her original creations.

I e-mailed her and got her permission to show a step by step guide to making the cupcakes.

Cuba Libre Cupcakes
Rachel Rappaport

Here is the step by step to making the cupcakes:

You will need the following ingredients:


For the Cupcakes


For the Frosting:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.


 Line or grease and flour 1 12 cupcake cupcake pan. 



In a small saucepan, 


heat butter (1/2 cup - 1 stick), 


coca cola (1/2 cup)

















and rum (2 tablespoons)


 to boiling. 


Remove from heat and allow to cool. (I put
mine into the refrigerator.)


Mix together lime juice (I used a reamer
and juiced a fresh lime - it took one half of a lime - I used the other 
half to decorate the tops)

I cut the lime in half


put the juice (1 tablespoon lime juice) into a small bowl













measured and added the milk (1/4 cup)


 in a small bowl or measuring cup 





(as Rachel said, you may see some curdling)



and set aside. 

Measure out your flour (1 cup), I use the scoop and level method




and place into a large mixing bowl


Measure the sugar (1 cup) the same way


add the sugar to the flour



Measure the Dutch cocoa (3 tablespoons dutch processed cocoa)


Baking powder (1 teaspoon),


Baking soda (1 teaspoon)


and salt (1/2 teaspoon)




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 (1 egg), 





beat well,


then pour in the milk. 




Mix until combined.






 The batter will be rather thin. 


Fill each well 2/3 of the way full. 


Put into the preheated oven


Bake 20 minutes 



or until a toothpick comes out clean. 

Remove cupcakes to wire racks as soon as possible to cool.


To make the frosting, measure out the confectioners' sugar
(1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar)
and sift (to get a smooth frosting)








measure and sift the Dutch cocoa (1 1/2 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa)







add the cream cheese, at room temperature (1/2 8 ounce package)






and the rum (1 tablespoon good Rum)






Mix well until the frosting is smooth...









when cool.


Take the remaining half of the lime and cut into thin slices




and then cut each slice into quarters...


 Garnish with a wedge of lime.








Enjoy!!!!

Thank you Rachel for a fabulous recipe.
The cupcakes were so moist and delicious -
 Steven wanted to eat all the frosting- Yummy!!!!!!

Be sure to visit Rachel's Blog




6 comments:

  1. Well excellent guide to make cup cakes. i love them and step by step recipe will help making them easily. I will surely try this recipe.

    Cheers

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  2. I hope you will try the cupcakes, they are delicious and keep very well ( if they last that long:) )

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  4. Christine,
    I've been linking my posts to Foodista for quite some time. Unfortunately I couldn't link this post as this was not my recipe and the original poster gave me permission to put it up. It is so yummy !

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  5. I think i have never seen such a detailed recipe. Nothing is left out. I love this chocolate and lime combinations. I will follow the recipe to the letter (or even better to the photo). Thanks Elise.

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  6. Really love it. Great recipe and great photos too. Nothing is left out or to guessing. Love th lime and chocolate combination.

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