Recipe of Award-winning Pina Colada Cupcakes

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, pina colada cupcakes. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pina Colada Cupcakes are a must try dessert! These are soft, moist, fluffy, and brimming with those classic pina colada flavors we all crave! Dip tops of frosted cupcakes in coconut. These Pina Colada Cupcakes are made with moist and fluffy pineapple cake topped with a delicious coconut frosting!

Pina Colada Cupcakes is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Pina Colada Cupcakes is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pina colada cupcakes using 16 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Pina Colada Cupcakes:

1. Prepare 1 and 2/3 cups all purpose flour
2. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
4. Take 1/2 teaspoon salt
5. Take 1/4 cup granulated sugar
6. Get 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
7. Prepare 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
8. Prepare 1 large egg, room temperature
9. Make ready 1/2 cup pineapple juice, 100% juice
10. Make ready 1/2 cup coconut milk
11. Make ready 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
12. Get 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
13. Make ready 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
14. Get 1/4 cup heavy cream
15. Take 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
16. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract

These light and fluffy Piña Colada Cupcakes were inspired by our favorite tropical cocktail. To make them, we topped a moist, fluffy pineapple cake with a creamy coconut buttercream frosting. These simple pina colada cupcakes will make every day seem like a trip to the tropics! The frosting I use to top the pina colada cupcakes is similar to the coconut frosting I mentioned above.

Instructions to make Pina Colada Cupcakes:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners
3. Make cupcakes: In a large bowl mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt
4. In a medium sized microwave-safe bowl melt the butter
5. Whisk in the granulated sugar, brown sugar and egg
6. Whisk in the pineapple juice, coconut milk and vanilla extract
7. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix until no lumps are left
8. Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 of the way full
9. Bake for 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
10. Cool on cooling rack completely before frosting
11. Make the frosting: With an electric mixer or stand mixer beat the softened butter until smooth and creamy
12. Add the confectioner’s sugar, cream, vanilla and coconut extract
13. Beat at high speed for 3-4 minutes
14. Frost cooled cupcakes

These simple pina colada cupcakes will make every day seem like a trip to the tropics! The frosting I use to top the pina colada cupcakes is similar to the coconut frosting I mentioned above. Piña Colada cupcakes are perfect cupcake versions of the drink - complete with coconut How to Make Piña Colada Cupcakes. Once the cupcakes are out and have cooled, prepare the topping. Whisk the icing sugar, butter, double cream, coconut rum and pineapple juice.

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