Hummingbird Cupcakes with Pineapple Flowers
The very first time I ever sank my teeth into a hummingbird cake, I recall gleefully devouring what I figured to be a fancy banana cake. Though not entirely false, it’s a quintessentially southern confection studded with banana, pineapple and toasted pecans. The crowning of fluffy cream cheese frosting sets it off and nestled on top you’ll find an edible dried pineapple flower to admire and enjoy.
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Hummingbird Cupcakes with Pineapple Flowers
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Author: The Squishy Monster
Serves: 2 Dozen
Ingredients
- 1½ c unbleached flour
- ½ ts baking soda
- ¼ ts fine salt
- 1 c ripe mashed banana
- ½ ts cinnamon
- ¼ ts nutmeg
- 1 c brown sugar
- ½ c drained crushed pineapple
- ½ c oil {veggie, canola, grape seed, coconut}
- 1 room temperature egg
- 1 ts pure vanilla extract
- ½ c toasted chopped pecans
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 16 oz soft cream cheese
- 2-3 c *sifted* confectioners sugar
- 1 ts pure vanilla
- ¼ ts fine salt
Pineapple Flowers
- 1 ripe thinly sliced pineapple
Instructions
- In the first bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In the second bowl, combine the banana, spices, and brown sugar. Allow this to sit for 5-10 minutes and add the pineapple, oil, egg, and vanilla. Mix well.
- Toss the pecans into the first bowl.
- Slowly mix the first and second bowl together until just combined. Do not over mix.
- Fill vessels and bake at 350 for 15-17 minutes.
- For the frosting, whip everything together until fluffy.
- For the flowers, peel the pineapple and extract any visible blemishes. Slice it as thinly as you can. Sprinkle with just a touch of salt on each side and allow it to weep out any excess moisture for 15 minutes. Thoroughly blot each slice and brush off any remaining salt and lay on a single layer to dry out in the oven at 250 for at least an hour, flipping halfway.
- To set, dry each warm pliable slice into a muffin tin.
Notes
Time does not include the pineapple flowers.
Love,
Your Squishy Monster ^.~
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LOVELY,COLORFUL, DELICIOUS, AND FEMININE! Thank you Angie for sharing this with us!
Have a great week end!
xoxoxoxo!
Les.
I’ve always wanted to try making a Hummingbird Cake but I love the idea of cupcakes instead
That is a fancy banana cake! I made that banana ice cream using just frozen bananas.tasty
Such a beautiful cupcake, that flower really adds something to it
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I never knew what a hummingbird cake was before I read this
What a fancy looking cupcakes! love the frosting and pineapple flower
Cannot say I have ever tried a hummingbird dessert but I kinda really want to now! And the pineapple flower, freaking adorable!
Hi Angela, how you doing? That’s a very delightful cupcake. I love pineapple flowers cos it look awesome for cake decoration.
Yours look beautiful and well done. Excellent video!
Have a wonderful week ahead,regards.
These are so gorgeous!!
Wow, this is so delicious cupcake!!!
the crisp pinneaple topping made it fancy even more,
btw, humming bird cake that i known is actually a honey cake…
Those pineapple flowers are so pretty!
Angela, we are in love with your GORGEOUS Hummingbird cupcakes! The pineapple flowers are very creative
I love that! Gooo Brain, for healthy snacking!!
OMG so pretty! Pineapple flowers look amazing – I want to put these on all my cupcakes! Perfect for girls’ birthday parties!
These cupcakes look so very pretty! I love those pineapple flowers…so adorable.
These are gorgeous with the pineapple flowers! Almost too pretty to eat . . . almost!