Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes The deliciousness of classic pineapple upside-down cake, inwards an private cupcake size.
My Mom's birthday was a few weeks ago. Of course, I made her a yummy birthday treat. I can't allow her particular hateful solar daytime larn past times without making her something special!
Last twelvemonth I whipped upwards 1 of her favorites, cupcakes with coffee frosting. Well, this twelvemonth I whipped upwards some other 1 of her favorites ... pineapple upside-down cake.
Well, I didn't brand pineapple upside-down cake exactly. I made Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes. In two sizes. Ya know, simply because I could. 'Regular' cupcake tin size (pictured below), as well as a slightly-larger oversized cupcake baked inwards ramekins (pictured above).
Start past times making yummy pineapple upside-down cake topping amongst brownish sugar, butter, as well as some pineapple juice.
If you'd similar to brand ramekin-sized cupcakes, they'll come upwards out looking similar this, amongst whole pineapple rings on top:
It's easy-peasy to whip upwards these footling beauties! Just ...
1. Grease ramekin cups generously amongst butter. This is important!! ... if you lot desire your cupcakes to actually come out of the ramekins, that is. I usage a slice of waxed newspaper dipped inwards softened butter.
2. Spoon a couplet of tablespoons of the brownish saccharide topping into each ramekin.
3. Drop inwards a whole pineapple ring.
4. Spoon cupcake vanilla cupcake batter over the pineapple telephone ...
6. Bake ...
7. ... invert ramekins on a platter ...
8. ... as well as gently milk shiver the ramekins to unloosen the cupcakes.
Top amongst a cherry as well as VOILA! ... oversized Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes.
If you'd similar to brand regular cupcake tin-sized cupcakes, they'll come upwards out looking similar this, amongst pineapple tidbits on top:
Just ...
1. Grease muffin tin cups generously amongst butter. Again, this is important!!
2. Spoon some of the brownish saccharide topping into each muffin cup.
3. Drop inwards a spoonful of well-drained pineapple tidbits.
4. Spoon cupcake vanilla cupcake batter over the pineapple bits.
5. Bake.6. While however warm, run a knife some the border of each cupcake ...
7. ... as well as and thence gently scoop each cupcake out of its muffin loving cup amongst a spoon as well as house inverted on a platter.
8. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 footling fleck of pineapple as well as brownish saccharide topping volition stay behind inwards the pan. No worries ... simply scoop that on out as well as spoon it over the inverted cupcakes.
Serve warm for a divinely delicious private Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcake treat. And if you're non planning to swallow them all inwards 1 sitting, nosotros constitute they were simply every bit delicious warmed upwards briefly inwards the microwave.
So whether you lot select regular-sized or oversized, you're inwards for a real tasty treat.
Happy birthday, Mom!
Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes
Ingredients Source: Concept from a friend, vanilla cupcakes adapted from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook
Topping:
- 1 (14 to xv oz.) can pineapple tidbits or rings*, drained amongst juice reserved
- 3/4 c. brown sugar
- 2 T. butter
- 1/8 c. pineapple juice, reserved from draining pineapple
- 1/4 c. ground cinnamon
- 1 c. all-purpose flour
- A scant 3/4 c. granulated saccharide
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- pinch of tabular array salt
- 3 T. butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 c. whole milk (I've likewise tried it amongst 2% milk, as well as it worked fine)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Maraschino cherries for garnish
- Prepare the Topping: Combine brownish sugar, butter, as well as pineapple juice inwards a pocket-size saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring frequently, until butter is melted as well as brownish saccharide is dissolved.
- Remove from estrus as well as stir inwards set down cinnamon. Set aside.
- Prepare the Cupcake Batter: Put the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, as well as butter inwards a mixing bowl. Beat on irksome speed until everything is combined as well as you lot accept a crumb mixture amongst a sandy consistency. Gradually pour inwards one-half of the milk; shell until the milk is simply incorporated.
- Whisk together the remaining milk (1/4 cup), egg, as well as vanilla. Pour into the flour mixture as well as shell until all ingredients are simply incorporated. Beat for nigh some other xxx seconds to 1 infinitesimal until the batter is smooth. Do non over mix.
- Assembly & Baking: Generously grease fourteen muffin cups (or some ramekins**) amongst butter. Spoon a scant tablespoon of brownish saccharide topping into each muffin loving cup as well as conduct house amongst pineapple. Spoon inwards cupcake batter until cups are 2/3 full.
- Bake at 325 degrees for twenty - 25 minutes, or until lite golden as well as the cake springs dorsum when lightly touched. Cool slightly inwards the pan.
- Remove cupcakes from the pan. For regular-sized cupcakes: While however warm, run a knife some the border of each cupcake. Then gently scoop each cupcake out of its muffin loving cup amongst a spoon as well as house inverted on a platter. Spoon whatever pineapple bits as well as brownish saccharide topping that stay behind inwards the pan over the inverted cupcakes. {For oversized cupcakes baked inwards ramekins: While however warm, invert each ramekin on a platter. Let ramekins sit down inverted until cupcakes unloosen from the ramekin, or gently milk shiver each ramekin until the cupcakes release. Remove ramekins.}
- Top amongst a maraschino cherry as well as serve warm.***
Notes:
* I used pineapple tidbits for regular-sized cupcakes baked inwards muffin tins as well as pineapple rings for oversized cupcakes baked inwards ramekins.
** The set out of ramekins needed volition depend on their size. This recipe should brand nigh half-dozen to 8 oversized ramekin cupcakes.
*** We constitute that warming these cupcakes inwards the microwave (for nigh 10 - 12 seconds) worked simply great. They were however deliciously divine when warmed upwards a couplet of days later on baking.
Enjoy!
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