Day 343 – Pina Colada Cupcakes

Every Wednesday requires a little pick-me-up.  Right?  Maybe a cocktail…even if it’s non-alcoholic!  Pina Colada Cupcakes (recipe below from Glorious Treats).

    

The cupcakes are chewy and somewhere between moist and oily. They have a very sweet flavor. Very fruity. My mind didn’t jump right to pineapple. I was somewhere between a melon and an apple at first. So pineapple seems accurate…

The frosting is smooth, creamy and soft. It has a nice, sweet cream cheese flavor with a strong coconut taste.

Note: You can add dark rum to the frosting in place of milk. I opted for milk. But you have options!

    

This is definitely a Pina Colada. Ok. A virgin Pina Colada. A good strong coconut flavor. Very sweet. With that hint of pineapple that takes a bit of a backseat, but is still there.

Scoring Sheet:

• Cupcake Taste: 3

• Frosting Taste: 4

• Overall Taste: 3.5

• Appearance: 4
• Ease of Making: 4
• TOTAL: 18.5

RECIPE

Pina Colada Cupcakes (recipe from Glorious Treats)

Cupcakes:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups canned crushed pineapple (drained slightly)

Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting:

• ½ cup (1 stick/8 Tablespoons) butter (cool)
• 8 oz. cream cheese (directly from fridge)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (always use pure vanilla extract if possible)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coconut extract (you may want to start with just 1 teaspoon of coconut extract, you can always add more, but you can’t take it out!)
• 4 cups powdered confectioners sugar
• 1 Tablespoon heavy cream, heavy whipping cream or milk OR Dark Rum

For directions visit Glorious Treats.

*Tomorrow: PBJ Cupcakes*