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Hummingbird Cupcakes

Deliciously moist cake with great Caribbean flavors.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cup granulated sugar
  • tsp cinnamon
  • tsp vanilla
  • 3 lg eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 lg ripe bananas
  • 1 can crushed pineapple
  • ½ cup chopped pecans plus extra for decoration
  • cup unsweetened cococnut plus extra for decoration

Brown Butter Cinnamon Icing

  • 1 stick butter
  • 3 cup icing sugar plus extra for consistency
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • pre heat oven to 350°f
  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda and salt, and cinnamon then set aside.
  • in a larger bowl mash bananas, add canned pineapple (juice and all) oil, vanilla, sugar, and eggs. mix all until well combined.
  • add dry ingredients into the larger bowl with the wet ingredients and stir until everything is incorporated. do not overmix.
  • fold in coconut and chopped pecans. Make sure not to over-mix again. just enough to distribute the added ingredients evenly.
  • line a muffin tray with cupcake liners and fill each one about ½ way. do not over fill as this cake mix does rise quite a lot.
  • bake in the over for 12-15 min or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Brown Butter Cinnamon frosting

  • melt butte in a small pot until the color changes from a pale yellow to a dark brown.
  • pour into a bowl of a stand mixer, using the whisk attachment on the slowest setting start moving the butter around to allow it to cool slightly.
  • add icing sugar and mix until it has all combined then increase in speed until it has whipped slightly.
  • add cinnamon and vanilla a whip for another minute or 2
  • at this point, if the icing is too thick you can add a bit of milk to this in-out. adding the tiniest amount at a time until you reach the right consistency. if it is too thin you can add more sugar.
  • add icing to a piping bag or a freezer bag with the tip cut off and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
  • sprinkle some coconut and chopped pecans on top.