Word Pirates

According to the search results for this page, many people are throwing pirate-themed bashes. So I will help out those who are looking for ideas by telling you the recipe to the Pirate Cupcakes I made for our reading.

Pirate Cupcakes are rum cakes, of course. Originally I was going to make cupcakes from scratch, but I ended up going with this easy recipe:

1 package yellow cake mix

1 package instant vanilla pudding

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1.25 cup rum (or 1 tbs. rum flavoring)
4 eggs

1/2 bag dark chocolate chips (1 cup?)

Mix together, putting the chips in last. Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 35 minutes.

It may seem like a lot of rum, but really you can barely taste it once the cupcakes are cooked.

For frosting, I mixed together 1 tsp. vanilla, 1 package cream cheese, and 1 cup whipping cream. It was okay. It tasted good, but was a little on the runny/rich side. I cooked the cupcakes in gold foil and topped them with a gold plastic coin.

Other pirate-themed things that made it to the table included foil-wrapped chocolate gold coins and of course, Pirate’s Booty:

We also had pirate napkins, a coconut pirate head, pirate flags, and normal food including a platter of Mediterranean food, coffee, cheese, spiced nuts, and pastries.  Food!