Thursday, August 27, 2009

I'm in a cupcake mood this morning!

Ooo, Twitter just updated me that Trophy Cupcakes has yummy flavors today. The great flavors featured today are Carrot Walnut, Lemon Strawberry, Chocolate Peanut Butter, and Triple Coconut. I'm really looking forward to the Hummingbird Cupcake tomorrow. It's a Banana Pineapple Coconut cake with Cream Cheese frosting. Martha Stewart has a great recipe for Hummingbird cupcakes. Check it out below!

Ingredients

Makes 24 cupcakes

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 2 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 large)
  • 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut
  • Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Dried Pineapple Flowers

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.with rack in center. Line cupcake pan with paper liners; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter, vanilla, and sugar until combined, about 2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, incorporating each before adding the next. Beat at medium speed until mixture is pale yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  3. In a medium bowl, stir together banana, pineapple, walnuts, and coconut. Add to egg mixture, mixing until combined. Stir in flour mixture.
  4. Divide batter evenly among liners, filling about 2/3 full. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 28 minutes.
  5. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Once cupcakes have cooled, use a small offset spatula to frost tops of each cupcake. Decorate with dried pineapple flowers, if desired. Serve at room temperature.
By the way, Trophy Cupcakes has the coolest Star Wars cupcakes featured on their Facebook page:

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