Best. Cupcake. Ever. UPDATE

It’s not every day Bermuda Shorts gets picked up by the local news, but that’s just what happened yesterday when island news site Bernews.com began its Bermuda Heritage Month coverage with a story about Dark n Stormy cupcakes. Ordinarily this wouldn’t be groundbreaking news—a story about cupcakes? What gives?—but Bernews found that gem of a recipe over on my corner of the web and decided to host an island-wide taste test. In a story title “Researchers Required: Dark n Stormy Cupcakes,” Bernews gathered the island’s top politicians, businessmen and whoever else would volunteer to test a batch of homemade Dark n Stormy cupcakes in the City of Hamilton from 10am-1pm yesterday. I unfortunately was not on hand to participate in this very scientific study—yours truly had much more pressing matters to attend to, of course—but no doubt those who did were pleased. Said a local PR professional in her Twitter feed yesterday: “Doin vital @bernewsdotcom research tasting #darknstormy cupcakes made with @theblackseal thx to @davidlahuta tip-off. My survey says yeeesss!” For more, stay tuned to Bernews.com for updates on the big cupcake taste test. In the meantime, you’re welcome Bermuda.

Best. Cupcake. Ever.

Even casual readers of Bermuda Shorts know my affinity for Dark n Stormys. As I noted in my Best of Bermuda roundup in March, you can order the potent mix of Gosling’s Black Seal rum and spicy ginger beer at any Bermuda bar and beyond it’s island-wide availability, Bermuda’s national cocktail is just hands-down delicious. (Heck, I might catch a JetBlue flight to Boston Logan so I can enjoy one at Fenway Park. Haven't you heard? Gosling's is the official rum of the Boston Red Sox). That’s why I was so excited to stumble upon this recipe for Dark n Stormy cupcakes on Coconut & Lime, a blog run by foodie and cookbook author Rachel Rappaport that’s dedicated to all things delicious (no, that's not a picture of the cupcake in question, but it's close). Not only does her recipe call for ginger beer and Gosling’s rum—a no-brainer for any DnS concoction—but the pièce de résistance lies in the addition of ground roasted ginger and Dark n Stormy frosting made with, you guessed it, more rum and more ginger. Simply brilliant! Of course, I still haven’t tried them but based upon the ingredients alone, you can consider me hooked.