By Emily B.
Variety Cupcake Platter • moodymermaid3690
A four-piece collection of my four most popular cupcakes among family, friends, and neighbors.
Craving something tropical? Try my pineapple cupcake with coconut buttercream.
Want a fresh taste of spring? Try my vanilla strawberry-stuffed cupcakes with strawberry whipped cream.
Enjoy a flash of fall anytime of the year? Try my apple-cinnamon cupcakes with cinnamon-cream cheese icing.
And, lastly, are you a traditional chocolate-lover? Try my simple chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 04:05:24 GMT
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Ingredients
12 servings
Pineapple Cupcakes
1 ⅔ call-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
½ tspsalt
½ cbutter
softened
¼ clight brown sugar
1 tspvanilla
½ cgranulated sugar
2eggs
lg
8 ozcrushed pineapple
drained, reserved
Coconut Buttercream
1 ½ cbutter
softened
5 cConfectioner's sugar
⅛ tspsalt
6 Tbsunsweetened condensed coconut milk
2 cunsweetened coconut flakes
optional, but great for added texture
butter
Beat, for 5 mins
2 cConfectioner's sugar
until moist
1 csugar
Add, remaining
salt
1 tbs milk at a time
condensed coconut milk
Vanilla Cupcakes (Base for Strawberry-Shortcake Cupcakes)
½ tspbaking powder
¼ tspbaking soda
1 cgranulated sugar
½ cbutter
melted
2egg whites
¼ cvanilla yogurt
¾ cmilk
½ tspvanilla
flour
Combine
baking powder
baking soda
salt
butter
bowl, melt, adding sugar once melted
egg whites
butter
yogurt
milk
vanilla
to -mixture
Strawberry Filling
2 cstrawberries
diced
2 Tbscornstarch
w/ 2 tsp. warm water
strawberries
Heat, in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly for 4 mins
sugar
for 2 mins
cornstarch
water
stirring
Strawberry-Infused Whipped Cream
Chocolate Cupcakes
2 call-purpose flour
2 cgranulated sugar
¾ cunsweetened cocoa powder
2 tspbaking powder
1 ½ tspbaking soda
1 tspsalt
1 tspespresso powder
1 cmilk
½ cvegetable oil
2eggs
lg
2 tspvanilla
1 cwater
boiling
Basic Cream Cheese
½ cbutter
softened
8 ozcream cheese
softened
1 tspvanilla
¼ tspsalt
4 cConfectioner's sugar
butter
Combine, beat until smooth
cream cheese
vanilla
salt
1 cConfectioner's sugar
Mix on low-speed while adding
Apple-Cinnamon Cupcakes
1 ¼ cupsall-purpose flour
1 teaspoonbaking powder
½ teaspoonsalt
¼ teaspoonground cinnamon
¼ teaspoonapple pie spice
¼ cupbutter
at room temperature
1 cupgranulated sugar
1egg
at room temperature
½ teaspoonvanilla extract
¼ cupmilk
at room temperature
1 ½ cupsapples
shredded, peeled
Apple-Cinnamon Cream Cheese
Instructions
Pineapple Cupcakes
Step 1
Preheat 350°
OvenPreheat
Step 2
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt
Whisk
Step 3
In a separate bowl, beat butter until creamy then add sugar; beat for 3 mins.
MixerMix
Step 4
Beat in vanilla, pineapple, and eggs (1 egg at a time)
MixerMix
Step 5
Bake for 20 mins.
OvenHeat
Coconut Buttercream
Step 6
Beat butter for 5 mins.
MixerMix
Step 7
Add 2 c. Confectioner's sugar until moist
Step 8
Add remaining sugar (1 c. at a time)
Step 9
Add salt and condensed coconut milk (1 tbs. milk at a time)
Step 10
Beat until fluffy
MixerMix
Vanilla Cupcakes (Base for Strawberry-Shortcake Cupcakes)
Step 11
Preheat 350°
OvenPreheat
Step 12
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
Whisk
Step 13
In a separate bowl, melt butter, adding sugar once melted
Step 14
Add egg whites, yogurt, milk, and vanilla to butter-mixture
Step 15
Mix dry ingredients into wet until lump-free
MixerMix
Step 16
Bake for 20 minutes
OvenHeat
Strawberry Filling
Step 17
Heat strawberries in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly for 4 mins.
Pot
CooktopHeat
Step 18
Add sugar and cornstarch-water, stirring for 2 mins.
Whisk
Step 19
Remove from heat
Strawberry-Infused Whipped Cream
Step 20
Whip cream, sugar, and vanilla until peaks form (4-5 mins.)
MixerMix
Step 21
Add reserved filling, beat 30 secs.
MixerMix
Chocolate Cupcakes
Step 22
Preheat 350°
OvenPreheat
Step 23
Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder
Whisk
Step 24
Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla
Step 25
Mix on medium-speed until smooth; reduce speed and add boiling water
MixerMix
Step 26
Bake for 30-35 mins.
OvenHeat
Basic Cream Cheese
Step 27
Combine butter and cream cheese; beat until smooth
MixerMix
Step 28
Add vanilla and salt
Step 29
Mix on low-speed while adding Confectioner's sugar (1 c. at a time)
MixerMix
Apple-Cinnamon Cupcakes
Step 30
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard muffin pan with paper liners.
OvenPreheat
Step 31
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and apple pie spice; set aside.
Whisk
Step 32
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter until soft and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add the granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes, stopping to scrape the bowl as needed. Add the egg and vanilla extract and beat until completely combined, about 1 minute.
MixerMix
MixerMix
MixerMix
Step 33
Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in half of the flour mixture until mostly combined, then pour in the milk, mixing until just barely combined. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl and fold in the shredded apple, as well as any accumulated juices.
MixerMix
Step 34
Divide the batter between the 12 muffin cups and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes.
OvenHeat
Step 35
Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes, then remove the cupcakes from the pan and place on a wire rack to cool.
Apple-Cinnamon Cream Cheese
Step 36
With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the butter until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
MixerMix
Step 37
Add the cream cheese, vanilla and salt and continue to beat for an additional 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
MixerMix
Step 38
Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the powdered sugar gradually and mix until smooth and combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
MixerMix
Step 39
Add the ground cinnamon, mix until it is incorporated, then increase the mixer speed to medium-high and beat until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
MixerMix
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