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Hummingbird Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

Makes about 2 1/2 dozen standard cupcakes
Author: LydiaF

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups mashed bananas about 3
  • 1/2 cup crushed pineapple
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup coconut flakes
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts

For the frosting

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup 10x sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups whipping cream

Instructions

For the cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 and line cupcake pans with paper.
  • Measure all the dry ingredients into a bowl.
  • Mash the bananas and pineapple with a potato masher in another bowl.
  • In your largest bowl, cream butter and sugar with a mixer.
  • Beat in eggs and vanilla, then stir in the bananas and pineapple.
  • Combine the dry ingredients with the wet.
  • Fold in the coconut and walnuts
  • Transfer to cupcake pans; fill them between 1/2 and 3/4 full.
  • Bake 20 - 25 minutes
  • Cool a few minutes in the pan, then remove to a rack to cool completely before icing

For the Frosting

  • Whip the cream in one bowl.
  • Mix the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in another bowl.
  • Fold in the whipped cream.
  • Transfer to icing bag with a star tip.
  • Ice the cup cakes, keep cool.