{"id":16790,"date":"2014-02-19T16:21:33","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T22:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/?p=16790"},"modified":"2019-01-13T09:06:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T15:06:00","slug":"hurricane-rum-balls-are-a-must-at-your-mardi-gras-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cupcakeproject.com\/hurricane-rum-balls-are-a-must-at-your-mardi-gras-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Rum Balls Are a Must at Your Mardi Gras Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

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These hurricane rum balls are not like the rum balls that you find on Grandma’s Christmas dessert spread.  They are meant to be taken with you on a Mardi Gras float, brought to a Mardi Gras parade, or served alongside King Cake at a Mardi Gras party.  These hurricane rum balls pack a serious rum punch and are decidedly NOT kid friendly.<\/p>\n

The hurricane drink is ever-present during Mardi Gras and there are a variety of recipes for it.  I chose to base my hurricane rum balls on the more classic hurricane cocktail recipe.<\/p>\n

Traditionally, hurricanes were made using rum, passion fruit syrup, and lemon juice.  I was able to track down passion fruit juice at Whole Foods and reduced it with sugar to use for the rum balls. (View on Amazon) [paid link]<\/a><\/p>\n

Although I haven’t personally tried it, fellow St. Louis blogger Kitchen Riffs<\/a> (who has a fantastic post about hurricanes<\/a>) strongly recommends the passion fruit syrup from Aunty Lilikoi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hurricane rum balls start with rum cake.  The cake is then balled up with powdered sugar, passion fruit syrup, agave nectar, and lemon zest.<\/p>\n

Lastly, the balls are dipped in a passion fruit glaze and rolled in festive non-pareils. (View on Amazon) [paid link]<\/a><\/p>\n

These days, hurricanes are often made with Hawaiian Punch, giving them their bright red color.  If you prefer, you can use punch instead of the passion fruit syrup in this recipe. (View on Amazon) [paid link]<\/a><\/p>\n

Because I like options, you could instead use a hurricane drink mix in the rum balls. (View on Amazon) [paid link]<\/a><\/p>\n

Hurricane Rum Ball Recipe<\/h2>\n

To develop this recipe, I used the brown sugar-rum pound cake recipe from AllRecipes<\/a>, the hurricane drink recipe from Kitchen Riffs<\/a>, and the rum ball recipe from THK<\/a> (originally adapted from The Joy of Baking<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Hurricane Rum Balls<\/h2>\n
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These hurricane rum balls pack a serious rum punch and are decidedly NOT kid friendly.<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cuisine <\/span>American<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time <\/span>50 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Cook Time <\/span>20 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Total Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hour<\/span> 10 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings <\/span>50<\/span> hurricane rum balls<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Calories <\/span>102<\/span>kcal<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Author <\/span>Stefani<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n

Ingredients<\/h3>

Rum Cake Ingredients<\/h4>