It's 

Cozy Food Friday!

After that savory, tummy sticking Goulash last Friday, I'm wanting something sweet today. I think this recipe from Jenn McKinlay's 

STRAWBERRIED ALIVE 

will hit the spot!

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HUMMINGBIRD CUPCAKES

A moist cake made with banana, pineapple, and pecans.

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas

1½ cups all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

2 eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

½ cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¾ cup canned crushed pineapple, drained

½ cup coarsely chopped pecans

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Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

   Put 12 liners in a cupcake tin. 

   Using a mixer, puree the banana in a small bowl and set aside. 

  Using a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. 

   In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, blend the eggs and sugar for 5 minutes, until creamy. Add the oil and vanilla, and mix for 2 more minutes until well combined. Slowly add the banana and pineapple, on low speed until just blended. Using a spatula, fold in the flour mixture until just combined, the fold in the pecans.

   Scoop the batter evenly into the cupcake liners.

   Bake for 23 to 27 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Makes 12.

 

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Cream Cheese Frosting

½ stick unsalted butter

3 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 package cream cheese, room temperature

Directions

   Using an electric mixer, beat butter on medium until smooth. Add the sugar until the mixture has a crumbly texture. Add the vanilla and mix until fully incorporated. Mix the cream cheese in thirds, beating until just smooth.

Makes 2 cups.

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Have you ever had Hummingbird Cake?

It sounds like the perfect summertime sweet.

The crew from the Fairy Tale Cupcakes shop risks getting burned when they set out to find a murderer who is terrorizing their town
 
Life is smooth as buttercream at the Fairy Tale Cupcakes bakery, and newlyweds Mel and Joe are stopping to smell the flours. But things start to crumble one night when an unknown gunman takes a shot at Mel. Though the bullets miss their mark, the cupcake crew goes on high alert to figure out who would want to kill a small-town baker, and why.
 
When more business owners are attacked, things turn fatal, and locals begin to wonder if the killer could be one of their own. Every shop owner in town starts to fear it’s only a matter of time before they too become victims of the mystery murderer. Despite the cupcake crew's superb baking skills, it will be anything but a piece of cake to catch the killer, as they try to prevent anyone else from being berried.

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