Piña Colada Cupcakes | epicuricloud (Tina Verrelli)

Ingredients

• 1 yellow cake mix
• 3 large eggs
• 1 13.5 ounce can coconut milk ((not cream of coconut))
• 1 8-ounce can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1/3 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon dark or coconut rum, optional (can use 1 teaspoon rum extract)
• 2 cups heavy cream, cold
• 2 tablespoons instant vanilla pudding mix, optional (see note)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons dark or coconut rum, optional (see note)
• toasted coconut (see note)
• fresh pineapple slices
• maraschino cherries
• paper umbrellas