My daughter and I went to the post office last night to mail out some cookies. (Yay for fun cookie swaps btw) Do you know what we noticed? Not very many people decorate their houses for Christmas anymore. On our street there are only 6 houses with out door lights twinkling on their porches.
That may sound like quite a few, until you know that there are at least 50 homes on the 2 blocks of our street. And we didn't see very many throughout town as were were driving. Why are so many people Scrooge McMuffins when it comes to decorating with outdoor lights? When I was little I can remember house after house decked out for the holidays. (and I'm not that old)
Speaking of decorating, do you like cute baking supplies as much as I do? Something about adorable cupcake liners just makes the cupcakes look that much better. So of course I jumped at the chance to bake with some new cupcake liners. I loved that the pattern and color was still visible after baking cupcakes in them. Gotta love these grease proof liners!!!
Let's talk about this cupcake recipe for a minute. A few months ago we were at a carry in dinner at church and I had one of these cupcakes. They were made by one of the sweetest ladies in our church. (Hi, Maureen!)
After eating one, I just had to have the recipe. Of course she graciously wrote it down for me and gave me permission to blog it. What I love most about these cupcakes is how easy and fast they are to put together. With all the business of the holiday month, I love having easy cake mix recipes that I can just jazz up with a few extra ingredients.
My favorite part of these cupcakes is the hidden pineapple preserve center. Now you can totally get all Martha on me and make homemade preserves, but remember I said I like fast, simple, and easy recipes during busy months.
So, I just bought a jar of the Smuckers pineapple preserves and that worked out for me. Same goes for the candied pineapple on top...feel free to make your own But they sell it in the store, so I chose to support the pineapple company and just bought it already candied. That leaves me more time to shop for gifts or put more lights on the outside of my house!
Want more fruit filled desserts on your holiday tables? Check out these delicious links...
Toffee Apple Pie Cookies from BruCrew Life
White Chocolate Cranberry Pistachio Fudge from Chocolate, Chocolate and More
Lemon Cheesecake Cake from BruCrew Life
Recipe
Pineapple Filled Cupcakes
Vanilla cupcakes filled with pineapple preserves and topped with cream cheese frosting
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 1 vanilla cake mix
- 1 - 3.4 ounce box instant vanilla pudding
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup water
- ⅓ cup oil
- ½ cup pineapple preserves
For the Frosting
- 2 - 8 ounce packages packages cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 5 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place 24 cupcake liners in 2 muffin tins.
- Combine the cake mix, pudding, eggs, water, and oil in a mixing bowl. Beat on low for 1 minute and then on medium for 2 minutes.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the cupcake liners and bake for 22 minutes. Let cool.
- Scoop out a small spoonful from the center of the cupcakes and fill with pineapple preserves.
- Beat the cream cheese and butter until creamy. Slowly add the powdered sugar until all is mixed in. Let chill for 30 minutes.
- Place in decorator bag and pipe onto cupcakes covering the preserves. Top with candied pineapple, if desired.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 248Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 204mgCarbohydrates: 43gFiber: 0gSugar: 33gProtein: 2g
Becky @ lovetobeinthekitchen
I would bake a fun Valentine cupcake idea I have!
Jessica@AKitchenAddiction
I think I'd have to try these cupcakes first! They look incredible!
Teresa Young
These cupcakes are so cute! I have been meaning to make cupcakes for way too long now - chocolate with chocolate mint frosting! (:
Stephani Sawyer
Love pineapple, and have never seen pineapple cupcakes! What a great idea!
Kari M
I have my eye on a white chocolate cranberry muffin recipe. I'd make that.
Shelly
I'd probably make salted caramel cupcakes.
Catie @ Catie's Corner
What a fun giveaway!! I would definitely bake some red velvet cupcakes in the cute liners. With cream cheese frosting and a little sprinkle of red and green sugar they'd be perfect for a Christmas party! Thanks for the chance to win.
And those pineapple cupcakes look delish! If you used coconut milk instead water and added some coconut flakes to the batter, OMG! ; )
~ Catie
VickiT
I would definitely make some yummy holiday cupcakes of some kind.
keri @ shaken together
I'd bake cupcakes with my best friend who is coming into town for the holidays!!
barbara n
My daughter's birthday is in January so I would bake her some special cupcakes!
Nichole Spencer
Thanks for the chance to enter and win! I love making cupcakes. The most recent ones I made were in mid-October and they were homemade pumpkin cupcakes topped with homemade cinnamon nutmeg cream cheese frosting, a drizzle of caramel and a slight sprinkle of sea salt! They were a big hit with family, friends and coworkers.
Nichole Spencer
But being the Christmas season, I'm thinking a dark chocolate cake with a peppermint buttercream and hot fudge drizzle would be perfect to try out these liners!
Averie @ Averie Cooks
Thanks for linking up my Cranberry Bliss Bars and for the fun giveaway. First thing I'd bake in them would be chocolate cupcakes! Or what you made - I love pineapple anything!
Erin @ Wholly Delicious Dishes
Your cupcakes look super yummy! I would bake up some vanilla cupcakes with cookies and cream icing:)
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie
Funfetti cupcakes, of course!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
Those liners are too cute! I want to bake cupcakes in them, or heck, just stare at them all day 🙂 I love them! And I love these fruity cupcakes!
Jocelyn
The liners are so pretty:-) I couldn't wait to bake with them!
Mandy's Recipe Box
Yummy cupcakes! I would make some sort of chocolate cupcake.
Charlene Glover
Chocolate cupcakes would be perfect.
Desi
Thanks for the chance to win! Everything looks great; can't wait to check our her website!
Desi
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
Those cupcakes look gorgeous Jocelyn! I love pineapple! We bloggers tend to ignore this fruit more than the others. And those liners. I'm loving the Chevron!
Desi
Thanks for the chance to win! Everything looks great; can't wait to check out her website!
Desi