Tropical Holiday Passionfruit cupcakes
For the cupcake
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90g butter at room temperature
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1/2 cup caster sugar
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2 eggs at room temperature
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3/4 cup self raising flour
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1/4 cup cornflour
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1/2 cup of crushed pineapple, well drained
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1/4 cup passionfruit pulp (1-2 passionfruits depending on size)
Decoration
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1 packet passionfruit jelly made according to directions but not until set, the consistency is still liquid
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Dessicated coconut
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1/2 cup whipped cream
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1/3 cup of passionfruit curd (bought or you can make your own using this recipe replacing lemon with passionfruit but the recipe yields a lot, not a problem as it is delicious!)
Step 1 - Preheat oven to 150c fan forced or 170c non fan forced.
Step 2 - Add all ingredients into a mixing bowl except for pineapple and passionfruit and mix on low speed until combined and then a higher speed until batter becomes pale. Stir in pineapple and passionfruit and spoon into patty tins.
Step 3 - Bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool in tin.
Step 4 - Carefully take cupcake liners from cupcakes. Dip cakes in jelly and remove them. Sprinkle coconut over cakes and leave jelly coated cakes to set in fridge.
Step 5 - Slice cakes horizontally in half and spread with passionfruit curd and cream. Eat and moan with pleasure.