Cocktails in Cupcakes

Who doesn't love a good Strawberry Pina Colada in the summertime?   Well if you can't drink them, why not eat them?  

Strawberry Pina Colada Cupcakes

1 Box of Duncan Hines Pineapple Supreme Cake Mix
3 eggs
1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
1/3 cup of coconut rum
1 cup of pineapple juice
1 teaspoon of vanilla

Icing:
1 stick of unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 box of confectioner’s sugar
3 tablespoons of more of crushed fresh strawberries

An assortment of sprinkles or shredded coconut and fresh slices of strawberries for decorating the cupcakes

• Prepare the cupcakes according to the directions on the back of the cake mix box, except substitute pineapple juice and rum for the water. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla if desired.
• One all 24 cupcakes have completely cooled, use a mixer to combine the butter, sugar, crushed strawberries. If the icing is too thick, more strawberries can be slowly added until the desired consistency is met.
• Ice each cupcake individually and immediately decorate them before the icing has a chance to set.

The icing is very thin and difficult to work with, so put them right in the fridge after icing.   I sprinkled mine with red sugar, but a drink umbrella would be another fun way of decorating the cupcakes.