Dragon Fruit Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting: These cupcakes are gorgeous in pink, moist with fruity flavor, and topped with creamy frosting. They are a perfect show-stopper treat for Christmas, Bridal Shower, Valentine's Day, or any special occasion.
Pink cupcakes
Pink or red dragon fruit adds a gorgeous pink color naturally to your cupcakes with mild sweetness and fruity flavor. If you want to try dessert in pink for Valentine's Day, a bridal shower party, or a girls-themed birthday, try our new dragon fruit cupcakes or pitaya cupcakes. Since pitaya or dragon fruit is now available throughout the year, both in fresh and frozen forms, you can easily make this cupcake.
Stay tuned; posting a gorgeous layered dragon fruit cake next. Meanwhile, try our gorgeous pink strawberry cupcakes with strawberry buttercream frosting—a total crowd-pleaser, dragon fruit smoothie bowl, and pitaya cookies.
Ingredients
Dragon fruit: Pureed, fresh, or frozen fruit. Pink, red, or white can be used. If using white, you can add a drop of food color if desired.
For the cupcakes, use Basic ingredients such as oil, egg, sugar, baking powder, flour, milk, and vanilla extract.
For buttercream frosting: Softened butter, confectioners sugar, vanilla extract and milk.
Check out the recipe card for the full list of the ingredients.
Step-by-step instructions
Making of dragon fruit cupcakes
- In a mixing bowl, add oil, egg, sugar, baking powder, salt, and milk and whisk this for atleast 2 mins or until pale yellow in color. Add vanilla extract and whisk for a minute.
- Add dragon fruit puree and flour and whisk for a minute. Scrape the sides of the bowl.
- Pour the batter into cupcake molds.
- Bake in a preheated 350-degree F (180-degree C) oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Let the cupcakes cool for 5 minutes. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the buttercream frosting
- Add the butter, whisk, and cream in a mixing bowl for 2 minutes.
- To this, add confectioner sugar and whisk until well combined.
- Next, add vanilla extract and milk. Scarpe the sides of the bowl and mix.
- Add the dragon fruit puree and whisk until combined. If you want it to firm up slightly, refrigerate it for 5 to 15 minutes.
- Transfer to a piping bag and decorate the cupcakes as needed with your favorite tip. If necessary, top with a slice of dragon fruit.
Tips
- I have scooped out the flesh of fresh dragon fruit and pureed it to use in the recipe.
- Leftovers can be stored in airtight container in a refrigerator for up to 3 days. Please bring it to room temperature before serving.
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Recipe card
Dragon Fruit Cupcakes
Equipment
- Cupcake molds
Ingredients
For the dragon fruit cupcakes
- ¼ cup Oil
- 1 Egg
- ⅓ cup Sugar
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ cup Dragon fruit puree
- 1 cup Flour
For the dragon fruit buttercream frosting
- ¼ cup Butter softened
- ¾ cup Confectioners sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoon Milk adjust as needed
- 2 tablespoon Dragon fruit puree
Instructions
Making of dragon fruit cupcakes
- In a mixing bowl, add oil, egg, sugar, baking powder, salt, and milk and whisk this for atleast 2 mins or until pale yellow in color. Add vanilla extract and whisk for a minute.¼ cup Oil, 1 Egg, ⅓ cup Sugar, ½ teaspoon Baking powder, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ½ cup Milk, 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- Add dragon fruit puree and flour and whisk for a minute. Scrape the sides of the bowl.½ cup Dragon fruit puree, 1 cup Flour
- Pour the batter into cupcake molds.
- Bake in a preheated 350-degree F (180-degree C) oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Let the cupcakes cool for 5 minutes. Transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the buttercream frosting
- Add the butter, whisk, and cream in a mixing bowl for 2 minutes.¼ cup Butter
- To this, add confectioner sugar and whisk until well combined.¾ cup Confectioners sugar
- Next, add vanilla extract and milk. Scarpe the sides of the bowl and mix.1 teaspoon Vanilla extract, 1 to 2 tablespoon Milk
- Add the dragon fruit puree and whisk until combined. If you want it to firm up slightly, refrigerate it for 5 to 15 minutes.2 tablespoon Dragon fruit puree
- Transfer to a piping bag and decorate the cupcakes as needed with your favorite tip. If necessary, top with a slice of dragon fruit.
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Notes
- I have scooped out the flesh of fresh dragon fruit and pureed it to use in the recipe.
- Leftovers can be stored in airtight container in a refrigerator for up to 3 days. Please bring it to room temperature before serving.
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