Cuba Libre Cupcakes

I got this recipe from the coconutlime blog http://coconutlime.blogspot.com/2007/01/cuba-libre-cupcakes.html

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 12 Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1  cup flour
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  Coca-Cola
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 3  tablespoons  Dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 2  tablespoons rum
• 1  tablespoon lime juice
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  egg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Line or grease and flour 1 12 cupcake cupcake pan.
3. In a small saucepan, heat butter, coca cola and rum to boiling. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
4. Mix together lime juice and milk in a small bowl* or measuring cup and set aside.
5. Meanwhile, whisk together cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
6. Add the cooled butter/coke mixture and beat until well combined.
7. Add egg, beat then pour in the milk. Mix until combined. The batter will be rather thin.
8. Fill each well 2/3 of the way full. Bake 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove cupcakes to wire racks as soon as possible to cool.
9. Frost with Chocolate Rum Cream Cheese Frosting when cool.
10. Garnish with a wedge of lime.
11. *This will sour the milk a bit. Do not worry if it looks slightly curdled.