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Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes w/ Browned Butter Icing

Recipes:
Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes

Topping:

  • 1c. brown sugar,
  • 1/2 c. butter,
  • 24 pineapple chunks

Cake: 

  • 1-2/3 c. flour,
  • 3/4 t. vanilla,
  • 1T. nutmeg
  • 3/4 t. b. powder,
  • 1/2 t. salt,
  • 1-3/4 c. sugar,
  • 1 c. Butter Crisco,
  • 4 eggs,
  • 3/4 c. sour cream,
  • 1 T. cinnamon
  • 1T. ground cloves

Topping: melt in small saucepan brown sugar & butter till dissolved & bubbly. spoon small amt. into cupcake liners and place 1 pineapple in center of liner. Preheat oven to 350 F° Mix cake together and spoon batter into liners almost full. Bake about 1 hour or till toothpick comes out clean.
*option- dip tops in icing recipe below MAKE DOUBLE BATCH OF ICING!!!


Browned Butter Icing

  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 1-1/2 t. vanilla
  • 3 c. confectioners sugar
  • 2-6T milk

Heat butter in saucepan over med. heat till light brown color. Stir in c. sugar 1 cup at a time w/ vanilla & milk till desired consistency. Beat till smooth & spreadable. Spread on cuppies while still quite warm.

yummy cupcake bottoms


with the pineapple on top

batter in the lines ready to bake!

even in an unbaked state- they still look yummy!
browning the butter
browned butter icing!

(i thought i would save space and
place the liners on a cookie sheet
instead of muffin tins as I have seen
this done before. needed stronger liners!)

square cupcakes!
frosted, hot, yummy mess!
the upside down version :)
this cuppie recipe is a good idea in theory, although instead of the single chunk of pineapple, i think i will use a 1/2 spoon of crushed pineapple next time, and no icing as the cuppie became too sweet. it is a good cuppie to start the school season out- especially if your kids don't like fruit... this is a good way to sneak it to them.
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Kim said…
OK, first of all, why didn't you call me. You know I would love a squared off pineapple pile!

Also, last year for Sophia's school birthday party, I made those cupcakes inside of the ice cream cone. We frosted them to look just like icecream with sprinkles. They were a huge hit!

OK, now I have to scavange through the pantry for something cake-y.
August 27, 2008 at 4:50 PM
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