Mothers Day Hummingbird Cupcakes
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 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 bananas)
- 2 cans (8 ounces each) crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup walnuts (about 3 ounces), toasted (see page 323) and coarsely chopped
- 1 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut (see Sources, page 342)
- Cream-Cheese Frosting (page 303)
- Dried Pineapple Flowers (see page 323)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line standard muffin tins with paper liners.
- Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter, vanilla, and sugar until combined.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
- Continue beating until mixture is pale and fluffy.
- In another bowl, stir together banana, pineapple, walnuts, and coconut.
- Add to egg mixture, beating until combined.
- Stir in flour mixture with a flexible spatula.
- Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full.
- Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until golden brown and a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, 25 to 28 minutes.
- Transfer tins to wire racks to cool completely before removing cupcakes.
- Cupcakes can be stored up to 3 days at room temperature in airtight containers.
- To finish, use a small offset spatula to spread frosting over each cupcake.
- Top each with a dried-pineapple flower.
allpurpose, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, unsalted butter, vanilla, sugar, eggs, mashed ripe banana, pineapple, walnuts, coconut, creamcheese frosting, pineapple flowers
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mother-s-day-hummingbird-cupcakes-389956 (may not work)