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Enjoy, a little summer with these Pina colada cupcakes!
Piña Colada Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 18
- Total Time: 33 minutes
- Yield: 16
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Easy
- Cuisine: Puerto Rico
Description
This is a perfect, sweet treat to enjoy and will bring a little summer to your home, so do try these Pina colada cupcakes!
Ingredients
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- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp lime zest
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup pineapple puree (approximately 1/4 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, and pureed in a food processor)
- 1/3 cup coconut milk
For icing:
- 2 1/4 cups unsalted butter, softened slightly but still cool.
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 3/4 cup pineapple puree (approximately 1/4 fresh pineapple, peeled, cored, and pureed in a food processor).
- Red cherries for decoration
Instructions
- Combine sugar with butter until soft and fluffy, add lime zest, add coconut milk and 1 egg at a time, and add pineapple puree.
- Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in another bowl.
- Add flour a little at a time into the butter mixture.
- Spoon 1 tbsp of batter into cupcake cases in a muffin pan and bake at 180C / 350F for 16-18 min.
- Cool completely.
- Ice with a plain nozzle and decorate as desired.
Notes
Prepared, tried, and tested by Melenie from The Recipe Hunter: Tried and Tested Recipes from Home Chefs.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 507
- Sugar: 21.5 g
- Sodium: 247.4 mg
- Fat: 36.7 g
- Carbohydrates: 42.8 g
- Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
- Cholesterol: 126.4 mg
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Yum! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
Rena
You’re welcome Rena. A perfect treat for all
This looks amazing! Pinned to try later! 🙂
Thanks Susanne, hope you will enjoy it
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Thxs for sharing
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