tropical luau cupcakes

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Kathryn Wood
Sterling, VA

These are so sinfully delicious; you'll want to eat all 30 yourself!

(1 rating)
yield 30 cupcakes

Ingredients For tropical luau cupcakes

  • 2 can
    crushed pineapple in juice (8oz each)
  • 1 pkg
    yellow cake mix (without pudding in the mix)
  • 1 pkg
    bananna cream instant pudding mix (4 serving size)
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1/3 c
    vetable oil
  • 1/4 tsp
    ground nutmeg
  • FROSTING
  • 3/4 c
    flaked coconut; toasted
  • 4 oz
    unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 oz
    cream cheese, softened
  • 2 c
    powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract

How To Make tropical luau cupcakes

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350. Line standard muffin cups with paper baking cups. Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Set pineapple aside.
  • 2
    Beat reserved pineapple juice, cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, oil, and nutmeg in a large bowl with electric mixer at low speed 1 minute or until blended. Increase speed to medium; beat 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth. Fold in pineapple. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full.
  • 3
    Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from pans and cool completely on wire rack.
  • 4
    To toast coconut, spread evenly on ungreased baking sheet; bake at 350 for 4 to 6 minutes or until light golden brown, stirring around on baking sheet frequently.
  • 5
    Frosting. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.
  • 6
    Once cupcakes have cooled, frost tops of cupcakes with frosting and then sprinkle with toasted coconut.

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