IronCupcake:Leeds - Cocktails

Ooooops, note to self, clean cake board before taking pictures.

Last night was the IronCupcake:Leeds and the theme, just in case the title doesn't give it away, was cocktails. I made a mojito cupcake. I've made them before, but i never remember to write down the recipe so, this time I am. 

I kind of made this one up from a concentrate that I made for a cheesecake. I liked it and thought it might be a good addition to the cakes - so thats the base for cake and frosting. 
I wouldn't suggest you make these with a hangover because you WILL want to try the mixture and rum at 10am with a bad wine/vodka head isn't nice. 
I do love a little IronCupcaking - everyone is always super friendly - but that little bit competitive, and tonight, although I didn't place again I think I might have made my best entry yet!

Recipe {of sorts}

For the Mojito concentrate.

• 4 limes
• 100g light muscovado sugar
• 4 tbsp rum
• Large handful of fresh mint leaves 

Heat the sugar and 5 tablespoons of water in a small saucepan, stirring until dissolved. Bring to the boil and simmer for 2 minutes without stirring. Finely grate the zest and squeeze the juice from 3 limes. Remove from the heat and stir in the lime juice and zest, rum and mint and set aside to cool.

You’ll have quite a bit left at the end of the cake making, {unless you dont have a hangover and aren't baking way too early to start drinking without feeling bad about it - in that case you might not} so mine is in the fridge for some mojito sorbet to be made!

For the cakes

• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups self rising flour
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• 4 eggs
• 2-3 shot glasses of the Mojito concentrate.

In a large bowl mix all of the cake ingredients well. Add the Mojito mix bit by bit. I kept trying the cake mix until it tasted Mojito-y. Yes. That was my excuse and I am sticking to it. Pop the mixture in cupcake cases {you can see I went classy here and chose a zebra print!} and bake for about 20 mins at 180.

For the frosting.

• Icing Sugar (about 3 cups)
• Soft Butter (about 150 grams)
• Mojito Concentrate.

I have to say this was kind of guess work. I mixed the butter and half the icing sugar together then added mojito mix and more sugar until it became the right consistency. I also threw a little green food colouring in for good measure {Use paste not liquid. Just do. Please.}

Garnish with a sprig of mint and a triangle of lime. There you go, boozy, limey, rummy, minty cakes.