Post by JJ Judkins on Nov 5, 2012 15:55:06 GMT -6
Tropical Banana Cupcakes
Makes 1 dozen
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup toasted macadamia nuts or pecans, chopped
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons orange zest
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
2 large bananas, mashed (about 1 1/4 cups)
Cream Cheese Frosting (below)
2/3 cup large coconut flakes, toasted
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper baking cups.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well.
Whisk eggs with butter and orange zest in a separate large bowl. Stir
in pineapple and bananas. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring
until well blended.
3. Pour batter evenly into prepared cups. Bake 20 minutes or until
toothpick inserted in center of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool in pans
5 minutes, and then place on wire rack to cool completely.
4. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting over cupcakes. Sprinkle evenly
with coconut flakes.
Coastal Living
MARCH 2012
Cream Cheese Frosting
Makes 1 1/4 cups
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Milk
Beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until smooth.
Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla; stir well. If frosting is too
thick to spread, thin with milk, adding 1 teaspoon at a time until
frosting reaches desired consistency.
Rita Held, Coastal Living
Makes 1 dozen
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup toasted macadamia nuts or pecans, chopped
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
4 tablespoons butter, melted
2 teaspoons orange zest
1 (8-ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
2 large bananas, mashed (about 1 1/4 cups)
Cream Cheese Frosting (below)
2/3 cup large coconut flakes, toasted
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper baking cups.
2. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well.
Whisk eggs with butter and orange zest in a separate large bowl. Stir
in pineapple and bananas. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring
until well blended.
3. Pour batter evenly into prepared cups. Bake 20 minutes or until
toothpick inserted in center of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool in pans
5 minutes, and then place on wire rack to cool completely.
4. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting over cupcakes. Sprinkle evenly
with coconut flakes.
Coastal Living
MARCH 2012
Cream Cheese Frosting
Makes 1 1/4 cups
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Milk
Beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until smooth.
Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla; stir well. If frosting is too
thick to spread, thin with milk, adding 1 teaspoon at a time until
frosting reaches desired consistency.
Rita Held, Coastal Living