Rum and Raisin Cupcakes: a Boozy Bake for Old Time’s Sake
These rum and raisin cupcakes are a delicious, but rather boozy bake. They’re reminiscent of Old Jamaica, a vintage rum and raisin flavoured chocolate bar. Rum soaked raisins in the cakes which are topped with rum buttercream. Best enjoyed by adults.
Who else remembers Old Jamaica? When I was a child, I used to save up my pocket money so I could occasionally indulge in what seemed to be a highly sophisticated treat at the time.
Rum Soaked Raisins
I have a jar of raisins soaking in rum permanently on the go, but as the jar hides at the back of the cupboard, I keep forgetting about it. When I saw a recipe for rum and raisin cupcakes in Primrose Bakery Christmas, I was instantly reminded of it.
A Feast of Mini Cakes
This was the 4th bake for a friend’s event two years ago. I’ve just discovered the post in my draft folder – I think I may have a few more. Luckily I wrote the recipe down at the time, or it would remain forever forgotten. I’ve already posted about the mini chocolate surprise cakes, the dairy and gluten free lemon and almond coconut cakes and the apple crumble cakes with custard buttercream that I also baked for the event.
Rum and Raisin Cupcakes
For these rum and raison cupcakes, I used my standard mini cupcake recipe. It has stood the test of time. In true cupcake style, the cakes are topped with buttercream, but a buttercream doused in rum. For this reason, it’s probably best to keep these cakes as adult only fare.
All of the cakes went down very well, but I do remember that these were a particular favourite.
Other Rum Recipes You Might Like
- Chocolate mint rum cocktail cupcakes
- Double delight bundt cake
- Quick banana cake with rum soaked raisins
- Spiced rum Easter chocolate cakes
- Strasbourg kouglof
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Rum and Raisin Cupcakes – The Recipe
Rum and Raisin Mini Cakes
Ingredients
Cakes
- 100 g raisins
- 50 ml rum
- 125 g unsalted butter
- 125 g dark muscovado sugar
- 2 large eggs I use duck eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch salt
- 75 g wholemeal flour (whole wheat)
- 75 g plain flour (all purpose flour)
Rum Buttercream
- 100 g unsalted butter
- 200 g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp dark rum
Instructions
Cakes
- Soak the raisins in the rum for as long as possible. If you can only manage 20 minutes, go for it, but overnight is better.
- Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs, one at a time together with the vanilla extract and salt.
- Sift in the flour and gently stir until just mixed.
- Drain the raisins and stir in the rum, followed by the raisins themselves (reserving 24 for decorating purposes).
- Divide the mixture between 24 mini muffin moulds and bake at in a pre-heated oven at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for about 15 minutes or until the cakes are risen and golden.
- Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
Rum Buttercream
- Beat the butter together with half the sugar.
- Beat in the rum, then the remaining sugar.
- Continue to beat until lightly whipped, then spread over the cakes.
- Top with a rum soaked raisin.
Notes
Nutrition Estimate
Linkies
I’m sharing these mini rum and raisin cupcakes with Treat Petite over at The Baking Explorer. The bakes also go to Bake of the Week with Mummy Mishaps and Casa Costello. And I’m also sending them to #CookBlogShare which is with Easy Peasy Foodie this week.
I love the fact that you have a rum-soaked jar of raisins permanently in your larder….. Not sure they would ever get as far as a cake if they were in mine…. they would be all gobbled up! x
Hahaha, I can see the temptation indeed, but they tend to live at the back of the cupboard and get forgotten about, otherwise the raisins could be in danger.
I love that old fashioned combo of rum and raisin and these wee fairy cakes look so tasty!
Thanks Karen. The fairy cakes bit noted 😀
I love your mini cakes! Rum and Raisin sounds yummy too, thanks for linking up to #TreatPetite
Thanks Kat. I haven’t made any cupcakes in a very long time, so it was good to get a reminder at how nice they can be.
Ooooh – yum! These sound very very naughty, but very very delicious!! 😀 Thanks for linking up with #CookBlogShare! Eb x
Well they are only little, so if you can manage only one, they aren’t too bad at all 🙂
Wow Choclette, i bet they packed a punch! They look so cute and unassuming too. Definitely pinning for later 😉
Angela x
Ah, never trust something by how it looks 😉
I love boozy desserts and this one looks so yummy! I also love muscovado sugar in desserts, it really adds depth and richness of flavour to anything sweet. #CookBlogShare
Thanks Monika. A little booze can go a long way to enhancing cakes and desserts I find 🙂
Rum and Raisin (Old Jamaica) is such a taste of my childhood – I need to make these!
Yes exactly. I heard from someone that they still make Old Jamaica, so I’m determined to search some out for old time’s sake.
Those look adorably delicious! We have a few bottles of rum from a caribbean holiday a few years ago, so I will have to put them to good use in these lovely little cakes.
A few bottle of rum Helen? They should keep you going for a while. Or maybe you just need to have a cocktail party 🙂
Love this boozy bake, so much to my street in flavours, really love the look of it. Sending to Pete to make!
Good luck Kavey. I hope Pete gets the message loud and clear.
If I wasn’t cutting back because of last week’s rather indulgent holiday these would be made in a flash. And eaten as quickly!
Luckily, in this particular instance, I wasn’t able to indulge 🙂
Oh I just love the sound of these, I love Old Jamaica chocolate also Rum and Raisin ice cream, I think I would be very happy to eat one of your cupcakes.
Yes, rum and raisin ice cream. That used to be such a big thing here in Cornwall. Next time I’m out and about and fancy an ice cream, I shall see if they still do it.
Rum and raisin…they remind me of holidays 🙂 These cupcakes look awesome!
Why of holidays? Rum and raisin ice cream? That was all the rage in my youth.
Ooh and aah, love the sound of those cupcakes. Must try your delicious boozy recipe.
Oh do Galina and let me know how you get on.
Your cupcakes sound amazing, I love rum and raisin! Thanks for linking them up to #TreatPetite as well, there’s a new logo now if you’re able to update it 🙂
Thanks Kat. I obviously missed the new logo. Will head over to have a look.
Ooooh. I am so making these. Rum and raisin is The Vikings fave ice cream flavour and he adores old Jamaica too. This is such a win win for me!!
I’m going to have to see if Old Jamaica is still going now. I just assumed it had long gone. Really dance a bar now. Hope you treat the Viking to some – he deserves it 🙂
You had me at rum and raisin! These are such an adorable size too!
Thanks Emma. I do like little cakes. You can try one and then if you like it, you can have another 🙂