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Pineapple Cupcakes with Coconut Rum Icing
Posted by Phuong on Jan 8th, 2010

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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup of crushed pineapple
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoons of ginger
  • Grated zest of 1 lime
  • 1 tablespoon of ground Koni Coconut Euphoria White Tea (I like to use a spice grinder)


    Directions:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
  • Line or grease and flour 24 cupcake molds.

    1. Cream together the sugar and butter or margarine.
    2. Add the eggs one at a time and beat.
    3. Add the vanilla essence.
    4. Add the flour, the ground Koni Coconut Euphoria tea, baking powder and mix together.
    5. Add the pineapple and mix.
    6. Fill the cupcake molds 3/4 full
    7. Pour about 3/4 cup of batter in each well. Bake 15 minutes or until the cupcake looks "set" and bounces back to touch.
    8. Cool on a wire rack then ice with rum pineapple icing.


    Koni Coconut Euphoria Rum Icing

    Ingredients:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature*
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup sweetened coconut
  • Chilled Koni Coconut Euphoria tea as needed to thin*

    *Note: To make vegan cupcakes, substitute margarine or vegan butter and use soy milk to thin.


    Directions:

    1. In a medium bowl, sift together confectioners' sugar and cinnamon.
    2. Using an electric or stand mixer, cream butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add rum and pinch of salt and mix until combined.
    3. Add confectioners' sugar mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well between additions. Continue to beat until light and fluffy.
    4. If frosting is too thick, add a bit of tea to thin it out (start with a teaspoon at a time). If too thin, add more sugar and continue to beat until it is the right consistency.
    5. Top the pineapple cupcakes with the coconut rum icing, sprinkle with coconut shreds and enjoy!

    Enjoy with a pot of Koni Coconut Euphoria tea.

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    Koni Coconut Euphoria White Tea
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    Comments
  • Kathy Says: April 1st, 2010, 11:29am Pinapple and Coconut the best combo.. they look so good... I made these coconut ones but was thinking about adding pinapple somewhere... looks delish
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