Description

Serve these cupcakes for special occasions like showers or girls' lunches. They would make a pretty in pink table decoration on a cupcake stand!

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons grated lime peel
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons light rum
• 1 box (18.25 ounces) strawberry supreme cake mix
• Daiquiri Whipped Cream (see related recipe)
• 6 fresh strawberries with caps, quartered (optional)
• Grated lime peel (optional)
• Daiquiri Whipped Cream
• 2 cups 40% gourmet heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons light rum, OR 1 teaspoon rum extract

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 muffin cups with paper baking cups.
2. In 2-cup glass measure, combine lime peel and juice with rum; add water to equal amount called for on cake mix package.
3. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, substituting lime-rum mixture for water. Spoon batter into muffin cups, filling about 2/3 full. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 15 to 17 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on wire racks and cool completely.