My mom makes a delicious Pina Colada Cake around the holidays and I would have to say that it is my favorite dessert. I tell myself that I am going to only eat one piece but I always end up going back for seconds. For this reason, I don’t even ask what is in the cake or look to see how many calories that I am taking in as I know that it can’t be good.
Now that I am in full competition training mode, the thought of even eating a slice of her homemade cake right now, is out of the question. To satisfy my sweet tooth and my cravings for my mom’s Pina Colada Cake, I came up with this yummy recipe for Pina Colada Cupcakes. This “Skinny” take on my mom’s recipe turned out to be really yummy and with the number of calories and fat in each cupcake you won’t feel guilty about eating two!
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- • 1 box Pillsbury Reduced-Sugar Yellow Cake Mix
- • 1 20 oz. can canned pineapple in the juice (do not drain)
- For Frosting:
- • Cool Whip Free Topping
- • Coconut
- • Cherries (optional)
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- 2. In a medium sized bowl, mix cake mix and pineapple with juice until blended.
- 3. Pour into lined or sprayed muffin cups until each cup is 3/4 full.
- 4. Bake for 20-25 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
- To Top:
- Topping is optional as the cupcakes are delicious without the frosting too!
- 1. After cupcakes have cooled, top each cupcake with Cool Whip Free.
- 2. Sprinkle each cupcake with coconut and top with a cherry.
- 3. As an optional garnish you can take a drinking straw and cut into 3 equal parts and place in each cupcake.
Nutrition Info and Tips
Nutrition Info: Cupcake without frosting, Calories: 94, Fat: <1g, Protein: .5g, Carbs: 20g, Sugars: 12g
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could this be made with angle food cake instead?
I have never tried it with angel food cake? I’m sure that it would probably be the same…but I would need to try to be sure! Let me know if you try it before me as I would love to know how it tastes!
Am I reading this right? You mix the canned pineapple with the dry cake mix and that’s it? Or do you make the cake batter according to the box directions and then add the pineapple?
Yes that is it! They are delicious!