Piña Colada Cupcakes
As you probably already know, I really enjoy my desserts!
A growing trend these days seems to involve making cupcakes and desserts that are inspired by cocktails or other drinks. I decided to jump on the bandwagon and do a little experimentation myself to see what I could come up with.
Piña coladas are one of my favourite cocktails!
Since becoming a mom I've traded most of my cocktails and drinks for baked goods! lol I still get a good craving for a Piña coladas so these cupcakes are the next best thing!
This recipe for piña colada cupcakes is kid friendly, alcohol free PLUS absolutely delicious!
These piña colada cupcakes make for an excellent tropical dessert inspired by your favorite cocktail!
The base for the cupcakes are similar to vanilla sponge cake and are fluffy and sweet with a hint of pineapple. These babies are so good they almost melt in your mouth!
The frosting is made from a combination of cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar and my secret ingredient…
Coconut cream!
The coconut cream in the frosting gives this cupcake wonderfully authentic coconut flavour and it tastes absolutely spectacular with the sweetness of the pineapple.
While I didn’t use actual rum in this recipe I did use artificial rum extract along with some vanilla. The combination of these two for flavours used in the batter does a great job in tying the whole thing together to make it like my favorite cocktail! 🙂
Please find the recipe below! Hope you enjoy them! 🙂
Piña Colada Cupcakes
- Yield: 12 Cupcakes 1x
Ingredients
- Batter
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, unsalted, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsps vanilla
- 1/2 tsp rum extract (artificial)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup crushed pineapple
Frosting - 1/2 cup coconut cream (I used a regular can of coconut milk and used the cream that had separated from the rest of the liquid)
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 tsp rum extract (artificial)
- 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut (you can use more or less if you like)
Additional Ingredients - Small chopped pineapple pieces (for topping)
- Additional shredded coconut (for sprinkling)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 12 cup muffin pan and insert paper liners.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
- Combine the dry batter ingredients in a separate bowl and use a whisk to combine thoroughly.
- Combine the dry ingredients with the butter and sugar mixture.
- Add the vanilla, rum extract and the milk and combine.
- Using the electric mixer, beat in the eggs into the batter 1 at a time until well combined.
- Place into the oven to bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Once finished baking, remove from the muffin pan and set on cooling rack.
- Allow to cool completely before frosting.
To make the frosting: - Using an electric mixer, combine the cream cheese and powdered sugar.
- Mix in the rum extract and the coconut cream into the frosting.
- Gently mix in the shredded coconut.
- Put frosting in a piping bag with a large opening (to allow the shredded coconut to fit through) and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
- Top with pineapple pieces and sprinkle with additional coconut.
Notes
You may want to place the frosting in the fridge for about 10 minutes before piping onto the cupcakes.
- Category: Dessert
Look so yummy hearty but refreshing!!
Yum Yum Yum! This recipe would be so awesome for a girls day at the beach with your bestfriends! bookmarking! Thanks for the recipe!
Would it be wrong to add some booze into the frosting mix, just for me?
This sounds like such a flavorful treat! I love the flavors of a Pina Colada, so a cupcake sounds delicious.
What a refreshing cupcake recipe! That would be an awesome treat for summer.
The cupcakes look great. I am not sure I’ve ever tasted pina colada. Maybe one day I can try these.
I’m with you, I enjoy dessert too. These sound amazing.
Be still my beating heart! that looks so good, so sweet. And just perfect for me to make tonight!
OH GOODNESS! This looks super sweet and yummy! I need to try this like right now.
Michelle those look amazing! I love my desserts too. =) I really want to make these sometime.
These look so amazing. My whole family would love these, especially my kiddos they LOVE cupcakes!
I love pina coladas and cupcakes so having them together would be perfect! These look really tasty.
Pina Colada Cupcakes? We are seriously going to be BFF’s now! These look AWESOME! I totally want a midnight snack now. Get these in me belly! 🙂
Tracy @Ascending Butterfly
I pinned this recipe for later so we can make them! We are huge sweet lovers over here and love trying out new things 🙂
Omg these cupcakes sound fantastic!! Pins coladas are one of my favorite drinks so I’m sure I would love it in cupcake form!
Oooh I saw the first line and then cupcakes and I am drooling!
I want this now and for a few more days!!
These sound delicious. I should try these, I love Pina colada.
These look so delicious. I will have to try making some this weekend. I love cupcakes.
The hubs and I talked about baking cupcakes a couple of days ago. We might as well try this since I’ve never had cupcakes with rum.
These look so delicious. It doesn’t look like it’s dried out and I just love the pineapple chunks on the top
They look so light and fluffy! That is what I call a good looking cupcake recipe. I am intrigued now to try the Pina Colada flavor. Love the drink, so maybe I will love the cupcake, too!
My oh my, these looks so delicious! Can you believe I have never had pina colada and I am 42, lol.
These cupcakes looks absolutely delicious! Please sign me up right now to be your taste tester! I love Pina Colada anything and am salivating to try one of these now! Would it be okay if I came through the screen and borrow one, okay, maybe two?
These cupcakes look so pretty and delicious. I love Pina Colada and I would love to try this. Thanks for the recipe.
These look super soft and delicious! I love cupcakes! I’m going to pin so I can make them soon.
Oh my goodness! I love Pina Coladas! And these cupcakes look amazing. I will definitely be making these!
This is another recipe to look forward to. I hope to make these with my new gear.
Those cupcakes look heavenly! I admire your talent in baking, specially in coming up with recipes like a Pinacolada cupcake! I wish I had as much talent as you in baking.
This looks like the next menu item for girls now. Yum + alcohol well that sounds like the perfect pairing.
Oh my goodness these cupcakes look so good!! My sweet tooth is bad right now and now I need a cupcake of some sort right now! HA!
Okay now I have to run to the store to buy all that stuff. I MUST have a pina colada cupcake…NOW!
Those sound absolutely delicious. We love cupcakes. I can’t wait to make this for my family!
This will be one of my favorite recipes as it sounds refreshing and I love coconut and pineapple.
Those are serious cupcakes! I love everything about these. Even that garnish is tasty looking.
Oh my I love piña coladas, and of course I love cupcakes! Must try to make these!
These looks so rich and decadent yet fresh and light all in one! Great job with the photos too!
These look delicious! Pina Colada’s are one of my favorite summer drinks and this looks like an even better way to enjoy those flavors!
PIna Colada + cupcakes = awesome! These look seriously amazing.
Those pina colada cupcakes look amazing!! I can’t wait to try your recipe. Thanks! 😀
Those look amazing! They seem like they would be very flavorful and refreshing! Thanks for the recipe!