Cupcakes With Pineapple Filling And Strawberry And Goat Cheese Whipped Cream

Serves: 3

Lilian Bahringer

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

45

Spice

49

Sweetness

54

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Sugar

2 tbsps

Cornstarch

2 tsps

Lemon Zest

1 tsp

Ginger

1 pinch

Salt

1 cup

Lemon Juice

2.5 tsps

Baking Powder

3 tsp

Sea Salt

4 large

Egg

Directions:

1

Stir in the lemon juice and cool completely

2

Cook's Note: If using unbleached all-purpose flour instead of unbleached pastry flour, reduce the flour quantity to 3 cups

3

For the pineapple filling: Combine sugar, pineapple, cornstarch, butter, lemon zest, ginger, and salt and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick and clear

4

For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F

5

Line standard cupcake pans with 30 cupcake liners

6

Sift the flour, baking powder, and sea salt into a medium bowl and whisk together

7

In a liquid measuring cup, mix the wine with the vanilla extract and vanilla paste

8

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar, about 5 minutes

9

Add the eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition

10

Turn the mixer to the lowest speed and alternate adding the flour mixture and wine mixture, beginning and ending with the flour

11

Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake until golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes

12

Cool the cupcakes completely

13

For the almonds: Heat the almonds, sugar, and butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat

14

Cook, stirring constantly, until the almonds are toasted and the sugar is golden brown, about 15 minutes

15

Stir in the vanilla

16

Spread on aluminum foil and sprinkle with the salt

17

Let cool, and then break into small clusters

18

For the whipped cream: Whip the heavy cream until fluffy

19

Whip in the goat cheese just until incorporated

20

Fold in the strawberries

21

Spoon the mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a large straight pastry tip

22

To assemble: Remove a piece from the center of each cupcake and fill the cupcake with about 1 tablespoon pineapple filling

23

Pipe a swirl of goat cheese and strawberry whipped cream onto the top of each cupcake

24

Top each cupcake with a small amount of sugared almonds