pineapple express cupcakes

i love pink and brown.

i love pink frosted cupcakes.

this post & these cupcakes i am certainly loving.

i have been meaning to make this recipe a while ago but just now got around to actually

doing instead of thinking.

have you ever seen the movie pineapple express? i have. 50% of the movie twice - i kept falling asleep halfway through at the same point in the movie each time. i can't really explain why, it certainly wasn't the lack humor or entertainment factor, because it was definitely was humorous. anyways,

i do have a point here, these cupcakes are named in honor of the movie.

pineapple + hemp = pineapple express cupcake love.

fresh pineapple & hemp oil are the main flavors of the cupcakes.

  this particular recipe makes 6 cupcakes - however you can easily double the recipe to make 12

the cupcakes are frosted with fresh strawberry vegan butter cream and sprinkled with hemp seeds

thankfully i only made 6 cupcakes - they were addicting.

so much so i made another batch to share with friends at work

i adore the color of the butter cream from the strawberries - with color like that there is no excuse not to use natural food colorings.  the hemp seeds and oil add a layer of healthy goodness that amps up the nutritional value of these cupcakes - but lets stay real here, they are still cupcakes just a tad healthier.

Pineapple Express Cupcakes

makes 6 cupcakes

you will need:

for the cupcakes

1/4 cup soy yogurt

1/4 almond milk

1/3 cup freshly crushed pineapple

1 tbsp hemp oil

1/4 cup agave

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

3/4 cup all purpose flour

1 tbsp cornstarch

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

pinch of salt

for the frosting

2 tbsp vegan butter - room temp

2/12 cups confectioners sugar

2 tbsp fresh strawberry puree or all natural strawberry jam

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

6 cupcake liners

assembly:

pre heat oven to 350*

in a medium whisk yogurt through vanilla extract. sift dry ingredients over the wet and mix until combined (not not over mix)

line a cupcake pan with liners. fill cups 2/3 full - bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or until a cake tester comes out with a few moist crumbs when tested in the center of the cupcake. remove from oven and allow to fully cool on a cooling rack.

while cupcakes are cooling, make frosting. using a stand mixer or hand mixer, mix butter and confectioners sugar on low speed, add in strawberry puree or jam a tablespoon at a time, lastly mix in vanilla. frost by hand or use a piping bag....i used a Ziploc baggie and cut the corner off. sprinkle with hemp seeds.

enjoy!

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