Tropical Banana Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 1.3 cups bananas mashed
• 4 tablespoons butter melted
• 8 ounce pineapple crushed drained canned
• 0.7 cup coconut flakes toasted
• 2 large eggs 
• 2 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.8 cup macadamia nuts toasted chopped
• 2 teaspoons orange zest 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.8 cup sugar 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack
• toothpicks
• muffin tray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper baking cups.
3. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring well.
4. Whisk eggs with butter and orange zest in a separate large bowl. Stir in pineapple and bananas.
5. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, stirring until well blended.
6. Pour batter evenly into prepared cups.
7. Bake 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcakes comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes, and then place on wire rack to cool completely.
8. Spread Cream Cheese Frosting over cupcakes.
9. Sprinkle evenly with coconut flakes.