Banana Pineapple Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Pineapple Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Source: Paula Dean

These cupcakes taste delish! Hard to eat just one!! =)
But do eat just one!

Servings: 2 1/2 dozen
Prep time: 15 mins.
Cook time: 18-20 mins.
Total time: 33-35 mins.

Ingredients:
3 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup whole buttermilk
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups mashed ripe bananas(about 6)
1 1/2 cups toasted and chopped pecans
1(8oz) can crushed pineapple, drained

Cream Cheese Frosting:
1(8oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
5 1/2 cups confectioners's sugar



Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin cups with paper or foil liners.

In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Gradually beat in oil, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla untilo mixture is smooth. Stir in bananas, pecans, and pineapple. Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin cups. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.

Spread cream cheese frosting evenly over cupcakes. Garnish with chopped pecans, if desired.

Cream Cheese Frosting:
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth.

5 spoons! SweetCuppinCakesBakery by SweetCuppinCakesBakery on 10/21/2009 01:48 AM


GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY!! This sounds too good to be true!!

Sounds wonderful and so delicious! Can't wait to try it. yummy Thanks :)

OMG!! My mouth is watering just reading the recipe. Would have to make it without the nuts. I am a little nuts but not a nut lover. I always felt that any dessert that has cream cheese frosting is a melt in your mouth treat. No frying right now. The chef is baking cupcakes.