Pineapple Cupcakes with Coconut
A taste of the tropics, these vegan pineapple coconut cupcakes with a coconut buttercream are light, dreamy and so much fun.
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Servings: 12
Calories: 447kcal
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 227 g canned crushed pineapple
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt
- ½ cup desiccated coconut
- ½ cup dairy-free milk
- 1 cup sugar I use raw caster sugar but granulated is fine
- ⅓ cup sunflower oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the coconut buttercream
- ¾ cup vegan butter softened at room temperature
- 2½ cups confectioner's sugar icing sugar (add more if needed)
- 3 tablespoon coconut cream
- pinch fine salt
Instructions
For the cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 175 ºC and line a 12-cup cupcake pan with silicon or regular cake liners
- Transfer the pineapple to a mixing bowl and using an immersion blender, break down the larger chunks of fruit to smaller pieces (you can skip this, but you will come across pieces of fruit in your cupcakes).
- In a separate mixing bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt and coconut. Add the milk, sugar, oil and vanilla to the pineapple and stir well to combine.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just combined. Spoon the batter into the lined moulds two-thirds of the way up and pop in the oven to bake for 22-25 minutes or until cooked through. Remove to cool completely.
For the coconut buttercream
- Add the butter to a large mixing bowl and us an electric hand mixer to cream it until light and fluffy – about 1 minute. If using a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment.
- Add the icing sugar in half-cup measurements and continue mixing until well combined and fluffy, scraping down sides as needed.
- Transfer the buttercream to a piping bag and pipe onto the completely cooled cupcakes to serve.
Notes
You can use fresh pineapple. Chop it well and then pulse it with an immersion blender to a textured puree
Nutrition
Calories: 447kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 155mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 78g | Vitamin A: 620IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg
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