My sister recently turned 21 years old and to surprise her, my mom collected her friends, family, and Girl Scout troop at a local restaurant. Of course, she tasked me with bringing dessert. Since my sister turned 21, I figured I’d incorporate some booze in the cupcakes, but not too much since many people were still under age.
These cupcakes are not too sweet and are extremely moist. The coconut in the frosting keeps it from getting too heavy and while the cupcakes were cooling, I brushed some extra booze on top. My sister’s nickname is “Bear”, so I made some bear-shaped chocolates to go on top too. I put some almond extract in to simulate the orgeat syrup that is often used in tiki-style drinks.
I made some extra to bring in to work the next day; they keep great overnight because of all the moisture from the fruit.
They are as delicious as they look!
loved these cupcakes! you’re such a great sister.
They look awesome! you need to open a bakery 🙂
Beautiful! I am so glad you adapted my recipe for this!
Hi Erica,
I actually made these cupcakes a while ago, before I knew about your blog!
The recipe I use is based off of http://gimmesomeoven.com/pina-colada-cupcakes/, which is based off of http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/02/pina-colada-cake/, BUT I was very surprised at how similar the recipes are! I guess there aren’t too many ways to make a pina colada cake. ^_^