Pina colada cocktail cupcakes - recipe
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Prepare
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Serves
12 -
Cook
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Skill
Easy
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
- 150 g Butter (unsalted) softened
- 150 g Unrefined golden caster sugar
- 3 Egg(s) (free range)
- ½ tsp Baking powder
- ½ Lime zest
- 75 g Coconut cream block
- 150 g Self-raising white flour
For the icing
- 3 tbsp Pineapple juice or Malibu
- 75 g Butter (unsalted) softened
- 200 g Cream cheese full fat
- ½ Lime zest
- 300 g Icing sugar
- Chocolate decorations
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1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 4). Line a cupcake tin with 12 cupcake cases.
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2
Place the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until light and fluffy.
For this step you'll need:
- 75g Butter (unsalted) softened
- 150g Unrefined golden caster sugar
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3
Gradually beat in the eggs a little at a time until smooth, adding a little flour if the mixture curdles. Grate the coconut cream and add to the mixture with the flour, fold together gently until evenly mixed.
For this step you'll need:
- 3 Egg(s) (free range)
- 75g Coconut cream block
- 150g Self-raising white flour
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4
Place a heaped dessertspoon full in each cupcake case and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and just firm to the touch. Allow to cool completely.
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5
Drizzle a little Malibu or pineapple juice over each cake.
For this step you'll need:
- 3 tbsp Pineapple juice or Malibu
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6
To make the icing, beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth, then beat in the icing sugar and lime zest until smooth. Place in a piping bag with a large star shaped nozzle and pipe swirls on top of the cakes. Decorate with chocolate decorations and a little extra lime zest if liked.
For this step you'll need:
- 75g Butter (unsalted) softened
- 200g Cream cheese full fat
- 300g Icing sugar
- ½ Lime zest