If you are a fan of the Dole Whip Pineapple treat sold at the Disney parks then you will LOVE these cupcakes from Yummy Crumble! Â Pineapple flavored cake with a pineapple curd filling topped with a pineapple buttercream, yes indeed, your winter blues will disappear when you bite into one of these delicious gems. Â Ahh….you’re thinking about a vacation now, aren’t you?
Pineapple Dole Whip Cupcakes
Makes 24-28 cupcakes
Ingredients
Pineapple Cupcakes
- 2½ cups flour
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs
- 1¾ cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup vanilla greek yogurt
- 1½ cups canned crushed pineapple (drained)
Pineapple Curd
- 7 large egg yolks
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ teaspoon coarse salt
- ½ cup fresh pineapple juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter melted
Pineapple Buttercream
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 8 ounce can crushed pineapple, in juice
- 5-6 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Pineapple Cupcakes
- Set oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer with the paddle attachment beat the eggs and sugar on medium speed until light and smooth.
- On low, mix in the vanilla and oil.
- Next add in yogurt and crushed pineapple until fully incorporated.
- Add flour mixture and mix until smooth.
- Line your cupcake pan and fill each cupcake â…” full.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes and let cool before filling and frosting.
Pineapple Curd
- In a large microwave safe bowl, whisk together sugar, salt, and eggs until smooth.
- Next whisk in the pineapple juice, lemon juice, and butter.
- At full power cook in the microwave for 1 minute.
- Take out and whisk curd. Microwave again for 1 minute.
- The whole microwave time takes about 3-5 minutes depending on the strength of your microwave. Just make sure to whisk it after each minute.
- Pineapple curd is done when it coats the back of a metal spoon.
Pineapple Buttercream
- Drain pineapple and set aside juice.
- Beat together butter, salt, crushed pineapple, and 5 tablespoons pineapple juice.
- Gradually add in sugar one cup at a time until desired thickness.
- Add a little more juice if needed.
- Pipe onto cupcakes.
Assembly
- Cut a small hole out of the tops of each cooled cupcake and spoon in cooled pineapple curd. Place top of cupcake back on.
- Using a piping bag, decorate the tops of each cupcake.