By Emily B.

Variety Cupcake Platter • moodymermaid3690

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

1 ½ cheavy whipping cream

3 Tbsgranulated sugar

1 ½ tspvanilla

½ cstrawberry filling

reserved

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

1 cupbutter

at room temperature

8 ouncescream cheese

at room temperature

2 ½ teaspoonsvanilla extract

salt

4 cupspowdered sugar

1 ½ teaspoonsground cinnamon

1 ½ teaspoonsapple pie spice

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)

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Step 5

Bake for 20 mins.

OvenHeat

Coconut Buttercream

Step 6

Beat butter for 5 mins.

MixerMix

Step 10

Beat until fluffy

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Vanilla Cupcakes (Base for Strawberry-Shortcake Cupcakes)

Step 11

Preheat 350°

OvenPreheat

Step 12

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt

Whisk

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

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.

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Chocolate Cupcakes

Step 22

Preheat 350°

OvenPreheat

Step 23

Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder

Whisk

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 29

Mix on low-speed while adding Confectioner's sugar (1 c. at a time)

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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.

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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

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.

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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.

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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.

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