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Aloha Cupcakes
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Aloha Cupcakes

13 ingredients 20 min + 18 min 24 openrecipes
Aloha Cupcakes

If you like tropical flavors, this incredibly moist, super flavorful pineapple-macadamia nut cupcake with toasted coconut buttercream frosting is sure to hit the spot!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

588
Calories
8g
Protein
47g
Fat
36g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Vegetable 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pineapple 1 cup chunks (165g) 82
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cake not in our table 0
Syrup not in our table 0
Macadamia not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 box FOR THE CAKE:
  • ⅓ cups Pillsbury Super-moist Yellow Cake Mix (15 Oz Box)
  • ¼ cups Vegetable Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Pineapple Juice
  • 3 whole Pineapple Extract
  • 1 can Large Eggs
  • 1 cup (8 Oz Can) Crushed Pineapple In Syrup, Undrained
  • ½ cups Chopped Macadamia Nuts
  • ½ cups FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 1 teaspoon Unsalted Butter, Softened
  • 3 cups Vegetable Shortening
  • 3 Tablespoons Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 package Confectioners Sugar

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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