The Story:
When I’m asked to bake cupcakes for a party, I have to think about my Party Cake Tricks.
1. There has to be a chocolate cupcake
2. There has to be a fruity cupcake
3. They all have to be topped with something fun
In the middle of winter when there is literally 2 feet of snow outside my door, it makes perfect sense to make a fruity cupcake, right? Yeah..maybe not. But these just looked like a sneak peak into Spring Break. I made about 50 of them of a party, but only topped 4 with maraschino cherries. Guess which ones went first? Yeah.
Pineapple Cream Cupcakes
Ingredients
Pineapple Cake:
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 1/3 C. melted butter cooled
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/4 C. crushed pineapple with juice
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1/2 C. butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3-4 C. powdered sugar
Maraschino Cherries for decoration
Instructions
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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
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2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
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3. In a large bowl combine butter, eggs, pineapple and vanilla extract.
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4. Stir in cake mix until smooth.
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5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 17-22 minute or until and inserted knife comes out clean.
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6. Let cool.
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7. Frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese for 2 minutes until smooth. Add vanilla extract and slowly add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. If it becomes too thick, add milk or cream.
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8. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes and top with a cherrie and sprinkles to dress them up.
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9. Bust out a lawn chair and pretend you're on Spring Break.
I made these today and they are so good!!!
I can’t get this recipe to print. Can you help?
I can’t help, sorry. But what I would do it just copy the text into a word document and print from there!
you don’t prepare the box cake mix as normal right? you just use the juice etc as a sub?
Correct!
So, on the instructions for the cake mix, when it says add water, eggs and olive oil, i don’t add those things?
Correct! Don’t pay any attention to the box directions! Just use the mix as an ingredient 🙂
I made these for my co-workers recently – HUGE hit! A refreshing treat during the cold winter months (and not too heavy either). I can’t wait for your cookbook to come out.
Thanks, I can’t wait either! There are already copies out for the media. But I don’t even have one yet!!!! It’s killing me 🙂
seriously! i am getting one as soon as i land my hand on one
About how many cupcakes does this recipe make. Also, do the cupcakes need to be refrigerated?
It makes 20-24 depending on how big you make them! And I do not refrigerate my cupcakes, but they always get eaten within 2 days
Don’t refrigerate the cupcakes…they will dry out. You can however wrap them in plastic wrap and freeze them. When they thaw out they will be even more moist than when you made them:)
I want to make these ahead and freeze them as you mentioned, but can I freeze them with the icing on?
Yes! But I always suggest decorating the day of
When you say it makes 20-24 cupcakes..is that baby cupcakes or regular sized cupcakes?
Regular sized!
Made these and they were delicious! Thank you for sharing.
I found this recipe yesterday and I wanted to print it today, but the recipe has disappeared. Where can I find it?
Sorry, we had a little glitch in the system and I have to go through and put all the recipes back up, this one’s done!
Thank you! I can’t wait to make them
Wheres the scratch receipe?
I am a volunteer in a nursing home and I love to bake for them . They are just going to love these …yep, using cherries on all of them ! lol
I just made these and substituted vanilla in the frosting for imitation coconut, and added a pile of sweetened coconut flakes on top! Delicious!
I was considering doing the same w the frosting. I think you talked me into it. 🙂
Can I use fresh pineapple in this recipe? Would I just use the same amount? Thanks 🙂
Yes and yes! I just like being able to pop a can and pour it in 🙂
How well do you think the frosting would last in an outdoor setting?
It just depends on how hot it is. But you can add extra powdered sugar to thicken it up which will help in the heat.
Can you put a slice of pineapple at the bottom of the cupcake?
Of course you can! put down a little brown sugar too 🙂
These came out GREAT. This was exactly what I was looking for and they were perfect! Thanks!
How many cupcakes does this recipe yield? I need to make about 48 cupcakes.. Thanks!
If I don’t have yellow box mix could I use the separate ingredients instead? I was thinking…
1.5 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
Or would I need milk powder also?
It is really hard to know the quantities without knowing the weight of the box cake.
Is this with salted or unsalted butter??
Do you leave the juice in when you mix in the pineapple? doesn’t it make it really loose if you do? also do you follow the cake mix directions, or just the ones listed?
These were super easy clear instructions **KUDOS and Thank you! I have them in the over for a work potluck right now and my offie smells devine!
Oh how i wish there was an edit button… *oven *office 🙁
I use the Pineapple Supreme cake mix I place of hd yellow and add 2 teaspoons of pineapple extract to thd batter. Delicious!