Tropical Pineapple Cupcakes

Servings: 18

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

Equipment:

Cooking instruction summary:

1. For the Cupcakes:
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Line cupcake tin with 18 cupcake liners and set aside.
4. In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
5. Beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
6. Add the vanilla and eggs one at a time until well combined.
7. Add the flour mixture alternating with the milk.
8. Mix until just combined.
9. Add 1 teaspoon of batter to the bottom of each cupcake liner. Add a cherry.
10. Top with 1 tablespoon of batter.
11. NOTE: This batter is thick. In order to spread the batter easily dip finger tips in water. Then spread.
12. Add 4 pieces of pineapple. (that will be originally 2 chunks cut in half)
13. Top with another tablespoon of batter.
14. NOTE: You'll need to use the same spreading method you did for the first layer.
15. Bake 20 - 23 minutes.
16. Cool on wire rack in cupcake pans.
17. Frost with pineapple cream cheese frosting when completely cooled.
18. Top with a pineapple wedge (optional).
19. For the Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting:
20. Cream together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the vanilla and pineapple and mix until well combined. Add the confectioners sugar 1 cup at a time. Store frosted goods in the refrigerator.

 

Step by step:

1. For the Cupcakes:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line cupcake tin with 18 cupcake liners and set aside.In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt.Beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy.

2. Add the vanilla and eggs one at a time until well combined.

3. Add the flour mixture alternating with the milk.

4. Mix until just combined.

5. Add 1 teaspoon of batter to the bottom of each cupcake liner.

6. Add a cherry.Top with 1 tablespoon of batter.NOTE: This batter is thick. In order to spread the batter easily dip finger tips in water. Then spread.

7. Add 4 pieces of pineapple. (that will be originally 2 chunks cut in half)Top with another tablespoon of batter.NOTE: You'll need to use the same spreading method you did for the first layer.

8. Bake 20 - 23 minutes.Cool on wire rack in cupcake pans.Frost with pineapple cream cheese frosting when completely cooled.Top with a pineapple wedge (optional).For the Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting:Cream together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy.

9. Add the vanilla and pineapple and mix until well combined.

10. Add the confectioners sugar 1 cup at a time. Store frosted goods in the refrigerator.

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