Pineapple Bliss Cupcakes Food

PINEAPPLE BLISS CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Combine both ingredients in large bowl.
• Mix on medium speed with electric mixer.
• Pour into lined cupcake tins about 2/3 full.
• Bake in accordance with cake mix directions or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Set aside to cool.

PINEAPPLE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line muffin pan with paper liners.
• In a small bowl, mix together flour, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, oil and egg until smooth. Alternately whisk in flour mixture and milk, making three additions of flour mixture and two of milk, beating until smooth. Stir in pineapple.
• Scoop batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until tops of cupcakes spring back when lightly touched. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool completely on rack. Top cooled cupcakes with frosting, if desired.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Mix the cake as directed on box, substitute pineapple juice from the canned pineapple in place of water called for in recipe. (Optional).
• Melt the butter.
• Spray cupcake pan with cooking spray. (Do not use paper liners!).
• Place one teaspoon of melted butter in the bottom of each cup of the pan.
• Add one tablespoon of brown sugar on top of the melted butter.
• Place one cherry in the center.
• Scatter the tidbits around the cherry to form a circle.
• Add cake mix on top of the pineapple. (3/4 full).
• Bake for 18-20 minutes or until cupcakes are cooked.
• Let the pan cool on a cooling rack for about 5 minutes.
• Run a knife along the inside edge.
• Invert cupcake pan on the cooling rack.
• Some of the brown sugar and pineapple might stay behind in the pan, just scrap it out and lay it on top of the cupcakes.

PINEAPPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line one 12-cup standard muffin tin with cupcake liners.
• Whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, milk, butter, vanilla, salt and egg in a medium bowl just until combined. Be careful not to over mix. Pour into the liners. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 18 minutes. Cool on a rack 10 minutes, and then remove the cupcakes and cool on the rack completely.
• For the filling: Melt the butter in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the pineapple, sugar and salt and cook, stirring frequently, until caramelized and the liquid is mostly evaporated, 18 to 20 minutes. (You will be able to run your spoon through the filling and leave a streak behind that holds 1 to 2 seconds before filling back in. The consistency of the filling should be like caramel sauce.) Set aside to cool.
• For the icing: Melt the butter in small saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring to a simmer and continue cooking until dark golden and toasty smelling, about 4 minutes. Once you see the milk solids turning a medium brown color, turn off the heat. Cool to room temperature. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar and pineapple juice to make it smooth but not too spreadable.
• To assemble: Using a melon baller, scoop out a hole in each cupcake large enough for 1 tablespoon of pineapple filling. Fill and press gently with the back of the spoon to level the filling. Spoon a teaspoon of icing over the hole to cover. Garnish the cupcakes as desired with cherries and pineapple.

PINEAPPLE CUPCAKES WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease or line 16 cupcake cups with paper liners.
• Cream sugar and butter for cupcakes together in a medium bowl. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla extract and coconut extract. Add flour and baking soda and mix well. Stir in milk and pineapple juice until batter is smooth. Fold in crushed pineapple. Spoon batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, about 25 minutes. Let cool completely.
• While cupcakes cool, cream butter and vanilla extract for frosting together in a large bowl. Blend in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition; you may need to add an additional 1/4 to 1/2 cup based on your liking. Beat in milk and pineapple juice until light and fluffy. Frost cooled cupcakes or store in the refrigerator until ready to use.

CUPCAKES WITH PINEAPPLE FILLING AND STRAWBERRY AND GOAT CHEESE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• For the pineapple filling: Combine sugar, pineapple, cornstarch, butter, lemon zest, ginger, and salt and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and clear. Stir in the lemon juice and cool completely.
• For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line standard cupcake pans with 30 cupcake liners.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and sea salt into a medium bowl and whisk together. In a liquid measuring cup, mix the wine with the vanilla extract and vanilla paste. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition. Turn the mixer to the lowest speed and alternate adding the flour mixture and wine mixture, beginning and ending with the flour.
• Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake until golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.
• For the almonds: Heat the almonds, sugar, and butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, until the almonds are toasted and the sugar is golden brown, about 15 minutes. Stir in the vanilla. Spread on aluminum foil and sprinkle with the salt. Let cool, and then break into small clusters.
• For the whipped cream: Whip the heavy cream until fluffy. Whip in the goat cheese just until incorporated. Fold in the strawberries. Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large straight pastry tip.
• To assemble: Remove a piece from the center of each cupcake and fill the cupcake with about 1 tablespoon pineapple filling. Pipe a swirl of goat cheese and strawberry whipped cream onto the top of each cupcake. Top each cupcake with a small amount of sugared almonds.