Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour,1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder,2 tablespoons Melted Butter,2 pounds confectioners’ sugar,8 ounce cream cheese, softened,4 Eggs, plus 1 Egg Yolk,1 cup granulated sugar,18 maraschino cherries,1 quart #milk,1/2 cup crushed pineapple with juice,20 ounce can pineapple chunks (each chunk cut in half),pineapple rings (garnish, cut into wedges),1/4 teaspoon salt,1/2 teaspoon vanilla,1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions:
- For the Cupcakes:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Line cupcake tin with 18 cupcake liners and set aside.In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt.Beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and eggs one at a time until well combined.
- Add the flour mixture alternating with the milk.
- Mix until just combined.
- Add 1 teaspoon of batter to the bottom of each cupcake liner.
- Add a cherry.Top with 1 tablespoon of batter.NOTE: This batter is thick. In order to spread the batter easily dip finger tips in water. Then spread.
- Add 4 pieces of pineapple. (that will be originally 2 chunks cut in half)Top with another tablespoon of batter.NOTE: You’ll need to use the same spreading method you did for the first layer.
- Bake 20 – 23 minutes.Cool on wire rack in cupcake pans.Frost with pineapple cream cheese frosting when completely cooled.Top with a pineapple wedge (optional).For the Pineapple Cream Cheese Frosting:Cream together the cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and pineapple and mix until well combined.
- Add the confectioners sugar 1 cup at a time. Store frosted goods in the refrigerator.
