Pineapple Right Side Up Cupcakes

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1 cup crushed pineapple (in its own juice)
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup crushed pineapple (in its own juice)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon arrowroot (or cornstarch or tapioca flour)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 12 maraschino cherries (or fresh raspberries)

Recipe

• 1 cupcakes:.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees. line a muffin pan with 12 cupcake liners.
• 3 sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and allspice.
• 4 combine pineapple, oil, sugar and vanilla in blender and puree.
• 5 add the wet mixture to the dry and mix well.
• 6 pour batter into cupcake liners so they are half full.
• 7 bake for 25-30 minutes.
• 8 cool for at least 10 minutes on wire rack.
• 9 topping:.
• 10 combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to boil for 30 seconds stirring constantly.
• 11 reduce heat to low and stir for one more minute.
• 12 immediately scoop topping onto cupcakes.
• 13 place cherry or raspberry on top.
• 14 chill for 30 minutes.
• 15 indulge!