Banana-Bottom Pineapple-Swirl Cupcakes

A heavenly taste of the tropics in a cupcake. Their plain exterior belies the surprising flavour within “ a tender banana cake with a tangy pineapple cream cheese layer.

They took a little bit of time to put together, but no more than a frosted cupcake would have, and once these were baked and cooled, they were ready to be served.....no fiddling around with frosting. The cream cheese layer didn’t swirl as much as I expected based on the author’s description but did form a distinctive layer. I baked them in paper liners and found that the cream cheese didn’t release cleanly from them “ next time I’ll either grease them or skip them altogether and use a greased tin.

A great use for some spotty bananas and a can of crushed pineapple.