Pina Colada Cupcakes. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Pina Colada Cupcakes are a must try dessert! These are soft, moist, fluffy, and brimming with those classic pina colada flavors we all crave!

Ingredients of Pina Colada Cupcakes

1. It’s 1 of and 2/3 cups all purpose flour.
2. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder.
3. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda.
4. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
5. You need 1/4 cup of granulated sugar.
6. You need 3/4 cup of light brown sugar, packed.
7. It’s 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, melted.
8. You need 1 of large egg, room temperature.
9. You need 1/2 cup of pineapple juice, 100% juice.
10. You need 1/2 cup of coconut milk.
11. You need 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
12. You need 3/4 cup of unsalted butter, room temperature.
13. You need 3 cups of confectioner’s sugar.
14. Prepare 1/4 cup of heavy cream.
15. Prepare 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract.
16. You need 1/4 teaspoon of coconut extract.

Add butter, vanilla and rum to mixer bowl. So today's cupcakes are just that, pina colada cupcakes. I made a few tweaks to each recipe and the result is phenomenal. A summery, beachy beverage in the form of a cupcake.

Pina Colada Cupcakes step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line muffin pan with cupcake liners.
3. Make cupcakes: In a large bowl mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
4. In a medium sized microwave-safe bowl melt the butter.
5. Whisk in the granulated sugar, brown sugar and egg.
6. Whisk in the pineapple juice, coconut milk and vanilla extract.
7. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix until no lumps are left.
8. Fill the cupcake liners 2/3 of the way full.
9. Bake for 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
10. Cool on cooling rack completely before frosting.
11. Make the frosting: With an electric mixer or stand mixer beat the softened butter until smooth and creamy.
12. Add the confectioner’s sugar, cream, vanilla and coconut extract.
13. Beat at high speed for 3-4 minutes.
14. Frost cooled cupcakes.

The recipe for the cupcake is the same as my pineapple cupcake recipe, with the addition of rum extract. The extract amps up the pineapple flavor in this sweet cupcake. Just like your favorite frozen cocktail, these cupcakes have all the sunny, tropical flavors of a pina colada! You'll love the way the pineapple, coconut, and rum flavors really shine in this recipe. The recipe starts with a boxed yellow cake mix, and baked with the ingredients on the box.