Name: Tropical cupcakes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 cup self-raising flour; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup desiccated coconut; 2 eggs, lightly whisked; 100 gram butter, melted, cooled; 1 small ripe banana, mashed; 1/2 cup drained canned crushed pineapple; 1/4 cup passionfruit pulp; 1 cup icing sugar

Ingredients

1 cup self-raising flour

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup desiccated coconut

2 eggs, lightly whisked

100 gram butter, melted, cooled

1 small ripe banana, mashed

1/2 cup drained canned crushed pineapple

1/4 cup passionfruit pulp

1 cup icing sugar

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line a 12-hole (1/3-cup) muffin tray with paper cases. Sift flour and cinnamon into a large bowl. Stir in brown sugar and coconut. Make a well at centre. Add egg, butter, banana and pineapple to flour mixture; stir to combine, taking care not to over-mix. Spoon mixture into prepared holes.

2.Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre cornes out clean. Cool in tray for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

3.Strain passionfruit pulp, returning a few seeds back to the juice (you will need 1 1/2-2 tablespoons juice). Sift icing sugar into a bowl. Stir in enough passionfruit juice to form a spreadable consistency. Spread passionfruit icing over cupcakes. Stand for 5 minutes to set. Serve.

MAKES 12 For larger cupcakes, cook mixture in 8 holes of a 3/4-cup Texas muffin tray. Allow about 5 minutes extra baking time. You’ll need 3 passionfruit. Swap 1/2 cup canned crushed pineapple for 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh pineapple.
Note

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