Hummingbird Cupcakes

I found this recipe on cupcakeblog.com and then used my own buttercream frosting recipe with a bit of nutmeg added. Highly recommended! I topped them off with a slice of banana browned in butter.


Hummingbird Cupcakes

makes 24 cupcakes

3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1-1/2 tsp vanilla
1 8oz can crushed pineapple, with liquid
2 mashed bananas
1 cup coarsely chopped pecans

1. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt with a whisk in a good sized bowl.
2. Beat eggs.
3. Add oil and vanilla to beaten eggs and mix until somewhat combined.
4. Add egg/oil/vanilla mixture to flour/sugar/baking soda/cinnamon/salt mixture.
5. Mix together pineapple, bananas, pecans until combined.
6. Add to the rest of ingredients and stir to combine.

Bake at 350 degrees for ~25 minutes until golden and a cake tester comes out clean. Ice after they've cooled several hours.

Buttercream frosting

4 c powdered sugar
1/4 or more tsp nutmeg
1/2 c butter
2 tsp vanilla
4 T whipping cream