5-flavor (pound Cake) Cupcakes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs, beaten, at room temperature
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon coconut, flavor
• 1 teaspoon rum, flavor
• 1 teaspoon butter flavor extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon coconut
• 1 teaspoon rum
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325.
• 2 cream butter, shortening, and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 3 beat eggs until they are lemon colored, add to the butter mixture.
• 4 combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk.
• 5 stir in flavorings. beat on high spead 1 minute.
• 6 line muffin pans with paper baking cups and fill 2/3 full. tap pan a few times to remove air bubbles.
• 7 bake at 325 for 20 minutes.
• 8 make glaze:.
• 9 combine ingredients in heavy saucepan. bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is melted.
• 10 pour half of glaze over the cupcakes while they are still in the pan, then the other half after they are removed.