Piña Colada Cupcakes
Author: Sugar n' Spice Gals
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 24 cupcakes
- CAKE
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tsp coconut extract
- 1 8 oz can crushed pineapple drained
- ¾ cup shredded coconut flakes
- FROSTING
- 1 8 oz block cream cheese
- ½ cup softened butter (Not melted)
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 tsp coconut extract
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F
- Line your cupcake pan with cupcake liners
- In a medium size bowl mix together the cake mix, eggs, buttermilk and sour cream.
- Add in the pineapple and coconut flakes and blend all together
- Fill each cupcake liner ¾ of the way full
- Put in the oven for 17 minutes
- Pull out of the oven and let cool before frosting
- In a separate bowl mix the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, almond and coconut extracts together until nice a smooth.
- Add in the powdered sugar 2 cups at a time and cream together the frosting til you have added all the powdered sugar.
- Frost the cupcakes however you like and top with some shredded coconut flakes
- Optional: Add a maraschino cherry and pineapple chunk to the top to make them prettier :)
Recipe by Sugar n' Spice Gals at https://sugar-n-spicegals.com/pina-colada-cupcakes/
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