3 Cupcakes That Will Get You Tipsy

Dinner has ended and you’re mulling over your options: dessert or a cocktail? Good news: with these cocktail cupcakes, you can have both! These three sweet recipes take our fave warm weather drinks – mojitos, margaritas, and piña coladas – and transform them into decadent cupcakes.

Mojitos keep us fresh thanks to their combination of mint and rum. Our mojito cupcakes do the same with a rum infused mint cupcake topped with lime and rum buttercream. It’s like sipping on a mojito without the straw.

Piña Coladas are our go-to summer drinks when we are in the mood for something fruity and light. Our cocktail cupcake version is made with a rum infused pineapple cake that is topped with fluffy coconut buttercream. Sprinkle on a few coconut shavings and you’ll feel like you’re at the beach with each and every bite.

Finally, try our Margarita Cocktail Cupcakes. A tequila infused lime cake is topped with tequila and lime buttercream then sprinkled with sea salt flakes. What more could you ask for?

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Mojito Cupcakes 

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons rum
• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 3 – 4 cups powdered sugar

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Piña Colada Cupcakes 

• 1 cup softened unsalted butter
• 3 – 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons rum
• 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened coconut shavings
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons rum
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

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Margarita Cupcakes 

• 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 3-4 cups powdered sugar

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