thelittlelemoncupcakeco: Mandarin Orange Tropical Cupcakes

Hola Amigos! Hope you all had a great weekend and got to take advantage of the good weather if you had it in your neck of the woods. I'm thrilled to find that a variety of fruits are on sale at our local supermarkets. Strawberries $1.98 for 2 pounds, blackberries for $.99 a pint, mini mandarin oranges for $1.25 per pound! I'm a happy girl! There is nothing better than fresh fruit and now that I'm finally starting my diet I will have no excuse to get my healthy dose of vitamin C and fiber the healthy way!

Today I'm sharing with you my Mandarin Orange Tropical cupcakes, my little one says they are SpongeBob cupcakes because one of the main ingredients as you will see, they are very tasty, easy to make and fast. Nothing extraordinary just good all fashion cupcakes for busy moms and families on the run!

Mandarin Orange Tropical Cupcakes

1 (18.25 oz) package of Pineapple Upside Down Cake

3 Eggs

1/3 Cup of Oil

1 (11 oz) Can of Mandarin Orange Segments

(save the juice, about 1 Cup)

1/3 Cup of Orange Juice, Mandarin or Pineapple

Make your cake mix according to directions with the addition of the mandarin segments. When it comes to the "Add Water Part" usually the box says 1 1/3 cup, use the juice of the mandarin orange segments (1 cup) and 1/3 of your orange, mandarin or pineapple juice. I had this wonderful Pineapple-Coconut nectar I used! Magic!!!

Fill out about 24 cupcakes and bake for 18-21 minutes until a pick comes out clean.

Frosting

1 (8 oz) Container frozen Whipped Topping, thawed

1 (20 oz) Can Crushed Pineapple

1 cup of Sweetened Shredded Coconut

1 (3.5 oz) package of Lemon Instant Pudding Mix

In a large bowl, beat together all the ingredients and top your cupcakes.

Listo

You guys know I love chocolate, but this cupcakes are "the bomb"! Very refreshing for Spring and Summer!

A lot of flavor packed in just a tiny bite

These cupcakes will have you singing "Who Lives in a Pineapple Under the Sea...SpongeBob Square Pants" to the top or your lungs....all day long! LOL