Pineapple Soda Cupcakes Recipe
This Pineapple Soda Cupcakes Recipe is a simple and easy way to make flavorful cupcakes!
Servings 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 box of yellow cake mix
- ⅓ Cup(s) of vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 ¼-1 ¾ Cup(s) of Pineapple soda
- Pineapple Jello
- cupcake liners
Frosting Ingredients
- 2 sticks of softened salted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 Cup(s) of powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon half and half/whole milk
- 2 tablespoons Pineapple soda
- Pineapple Jello
- yellow food coloring optional
- piping bag & tip
- Paper straws optional
- Pineapple Sugar Decorations
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add the cupcake liners.
- Add the boxed cake mix to a bowl. Mix in the oil, eggs, and soda. Add 1/2-3/4 of the jello.
- Put the cupcake batter into the liners about 2/3 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
How to Make the Frosting:
- Use a mixer and cream the butter for 2 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add in the vanilla and the rest of the jello. Add the salt.
- Mix the half and half and the pineapple soda together in a different bowl.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar one cup at a time and then add the soda mixture in between each cup. Mix until cream and peaks form. Don't overmix. You can add in the food coloring as well.
- Put the frosting in the piping bag and frost the cooled cupcakes. Add the pineapple sugar on top.
