Recipes and Cooking Hummingbird Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Be the first to rate & review! Our modern twist on the iconic Southern dessert features the same banana-pineapple spice cake flavor in cupcake form instead of towering layer cake. Decorate with a lamb or bunny face for Easter or pipe on a simple swirl at other times of year. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Updated on September 15, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Blaine Moats Hands On Time: 10 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins Servings: 18 Yield: 18 cupcakes Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 2 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon ground cloves ⅔ cup mashed ripe bananas (2 medium) 1 20 ounce can crushed pineapple in juice, drained 2 eggs, lightly beaten ½ cup vegetable oil (such as corn) 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts 1 recipe White Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting White Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened ⅔ cup butter, softened 8 ounce white baking chocolate, melted and cooled 3 teaspoon vanilla 8 cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoon milk Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Line eighteen 2 1/2-inch muffin cups with paper bake cups; set aside. In a large bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and cloves. In a medium bowl stir together bananas, pineapple, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Add banana mixture to flour mixture; stir to combine. Fold in walnuts. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups; fill about three-quarters full. Bake 20 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool in pans on wire racks 5 minutes. Remove from pans. Let cool completely on racks. Frost and decorate using White Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting. White Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting In a very large mixing bowl beat cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds or until smooth. Beat in white chocolate and vanilla. Gradually beat in 4 cups powdered sugar. Beat in milk. Gradually beat in remaining powdered sugar. If needed, beat in additional milk, 1 tsp. at a time, to make frosting spreading consistency. For pink frosting, tint 2 cups frosting with 2 drops red liquid food coloring. For brown icing, tint 1/2 cup frosting with 1 oz. melted chocolate. For a bunny face: For the bunny ears: Pipe two dots using a piping bag with a large round tip. Using an offset spatula, pull frosting down; add a second pink layer on top of the white one.For the face: Pipe a circle using a large round tip for face; add eyes, nose, and mouth using a small round tip. Press in white sprinkle whiskers. For a lamb face: Frost the top and add a woolly trim: Use a piping bag and star tip to make a ruffly border around the edge. If you don't have a star tip, make curly loops using a small open tip or plastic bag.Finish the face: For the ears, pipe pink icing onto a mini marshmallow cut in half and press into the frosting. Use a small round tip to pipe on the eyes and nose. For a basic frosting: Halve the frosting recipe if you won't be decorating the cupcakes. Piping Bag Hack You don't have to use a pastry bag for these frosting finishes. In a pinch, a resealable plastic bag stands in. Snip off a corner -- large or small, depending on the tip you're replacing. Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 450 Calories 19g Fat 68g Carbs 4g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 18 Calories 450 % Daily Value * Total Fat 19g 24% Saturated Fat 7g 35% Cholesterol 43mg 14% Sodium 201mg 9% Total Carbohydrate 68g 25% Total Sugars 55g Protein 4g Vitamin C 2.9mg 14% Calcium 58mg 4% Iron 1mg 6% Potassium 124mg 3% Folate, total 33.3mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.