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Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

April 28, 2014 by Suzie the Foodie 6 Comments

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes


Ever since I can remember, I have been obsessed with the colour blue. From Luke Skywalker drinking blue milk in Star Wars to me eating Boo Berry Cereal when I was a kid.

Recently our home stager Eileen Crowley from Emerald Interiors mentioned we needed an accent colour for our home. Reg and I tend to love brown and grey, very earthy colours. I ended up picking a bright blue to add a dash of colour to our home. Since then, I have been obsessed with the idea of using our Blue Curaçao in cupcakes. Oh the weird foodie road I walk…

The Recipe

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes
You can find the printer-friendly recipe here

I found this recipe on Eat. Swim. Shop. and loved that it was inspired by Shark Week! Also, it seemed like a super-easy recipe that would not take a lot of time to make but had very cool ingredients.

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

Using a Betty Crocker Super Moist White Cake Mix looked like a great way to speed up the baking process. I also got 150 PC Points for it and it was only $1.49!

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

The part that was a pain in the ass was the creamed coconut. I picked up Grace Pure Creamed Coconut only to realize it was a hard solid brick that had to be “creamed” with boiling water.

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

The kitchen math was challenging enough to figure how much water to add but the hardest part? Getting it to soften and cream. Oh, my hands! You will need half a cup of creamed coconut. I hope you find and easier way to make it!

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

Combine 1/2 cup of Blue Curaçao, 1/2 cup cream of coconut, 3 egg whites and 1/3 cup of vegetable oil. Blend together.

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

Add cake mix.

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

Beat until well combined (crap, I skipped that step by accident). Stir in 8 oz can crushed pineapple with juice and around 1 tsp blue food colouring.

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

Pour batter into lined cupcake cups. I used an ice cream scoop. OMG, look at that colour!

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

Pour batter into lined cupcake cups, filling cups 2/3 of the way.

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

Bake for 15-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean and/or the cake bounces back when you touch it lightly with one finger. Allow cupcakes to cool.

This recipe made 16 cupcakes.

Foodie Results

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

These are amazing! OK, a little too much on the sweet side but wonderful. I always know I have a winner when a cupcake is so moist and tasty it does not require an icing. And these don’t! I could happily have them with nothing else on top. But what would be the fun in that?

Decorating!

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

Sift 1 cup of icing sugar and add enough blue Curaçao to make a glaze, 1 tsp at a time.

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

If you taste it just like this, wowee, super strong citrus alcohol flavour. Yum! I thought it would be too strong but…

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

It actually just added a nice extra layer so I could taste the Blue Curaçao even more. Top with sweetened coconut.

Foodie Conclusion

Blue Hawaiian Cupcakes

The creamed coconut was a pain in the butt but if you can find a way to get it already creamed, this would be a very easy, tasty and memorable treat to bring to a summer party. The crushed pineapple adds great texture and it really does taste like tropical fun.

Which I kind of need right now. Along with a vacation! And another cupcake…

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Comments

  1. Debra She Who Seeks says

    April 28, 2014 at 6:53 pm

    These look amazing! Do you think microwaving the brick o’ coconut might have made it melt? That assumes it’s some kind of oily substance and really, I have no clue.

    Reply
    • Suzie Ridler says

      April 29, 2014 at 2:16 pm

      You know Debra, that would have been wise. I’m going to try that technique with the last of the coconut cream that is sitting like cement in a bowl in my fridge right now.

      Reply
  2. Jen @ Marshmallows and Margaritas says

    April 28, 2014 at 8:22 pm

    These look great! The cream of coconut you buy here in the U.S. (for pina coladas) is in liquid form, but I bet you could use some thick coconut milk instead. That would probably also make the resulting cupcakes a little less sweet. Anyway, I’m sorry about the annoyance of having to cream the coconut yourself, but I hope you liked the cupcakes! I may need to make these again soon. 🙂

    Reply
    • Suzie Ridler says

      April 29, 2014 at 2:17 pm

      Jen, now that makes a lot more sense! Thanks for letting me know oh and don’t worry about it. Conflict is always fun in a story and I love the cupcakes. Thanks again for the inspiration. 🙂

      Reply
  3. The Happy Whisk says

    April 28, 2014 at 11:13 pm

    I love the blue. So fun.

    Reply
    • Suzie Ridler says

      April 29, 2014 at 2:17 pm

      I agree, so much fun! Why can’t adults have grown-up fun colourful treats too?

      Reply

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