
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, 6 tbs juice, 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
remaining, at a time

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
In a separate bowl, melt, adding sugar once melted

egg whites

yogurt

milk

vanilla
to butter-mixture
Strawberry Filling

2 cstrawberries
diced

2 Tbscornstarch
w/ 2 tsp warm water

strawberries
in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly for 4 mins

sugar
stirring for 2 mins

cornstarch

water
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 time
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°

Step 2
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt

Step 3
In a separate bowl, beat butter until creamy then add sugar; beat for 3 mins.

Step 4
Beat in vanilla, pineapple, and eggs (1 egg at a time)

Step 5
Bake for 20 mins.

Coconut Buttercream
Step 6
Beat butter for 5 mins.

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

Vanilla Cupcakes (Base for Strawberry-Shortcake Cupcakes)
Step 11
Preheat 350°

Step 12
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt

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

Step 16
Bake for 20 minutes

Strawberry Filling
Step 17
Heat strawberries in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly for 4 mins.


Step 18
Add sugar and cornstarch-water, stirring for 2 mins.

Step 19
Remove from heat
Strawberry-Infused Whipped Cream
Step 20
Whip cream, sugar, and vanilla until peaks form (4-5 mins.)

Step 21
Add reserved filling, beat 30 secs.

Chocolate Cupcakes
Step 22
Preheat 350°

Step 23
Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder

Step 24
Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla
Step 25
Mix on medium-speed until smooth; reduce speed and add boiling water

Step 26
Bake for 30-35 mins.

Basic Cream Cheese
Step 27
Combine butter and cream cheese; beat until smooth

Step 28
Add vanilla and salt
Step 29
Mix on low-speed while adding Confectioner's sugar (1 c. at a time)

Apple-Cinnamon Cupcakes
Step 30
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a standard muffin pan with paper liners.

Step 31
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and apple pie spice; set aside.

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.



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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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