These delicious and moist Kiwi Fruit Cupcakes are easy to make and taste great topped with creamy kiwi buttercream!

Kiwi Fruit Cupcakes

These kiwi fruit cupcakes are delicious, and moist, with a hint of kiwi fruit throughout the cupcake as well as the icing. When making this recipe, I tend to alternate between green and gold kiwi fruit, depending on what is available at the time.

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

These cupcakes can be iced with kiwi fruit flavoured buttercream icing or with a simple caster sugar and ground cinnamon mix that is sprinkled on top before baking.

To make the kiwi fruit cupcakes, you will need:

175g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
175g butter, softened
175g caster sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped

To make the buttercream icing, you will need:

113 g butter, softened
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 – 2 ½ cups icing mixture
2 kiwi fruit, pureed

Instructions for making the Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 160˚C.
Grease or line muffin tray.
Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
Add the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Beat well until mixture is smooth, then stir in the kiwi fruit.
Spoon mixture into the cases.
If you don’t want to ice the cupcakes with icing, you could top the cupcakes with 1 TBSP caster sugar and 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon now before baking.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Instructions for making the Buttercream Icing

In a mixing bowl, add the butter and vanilla extract and beat using an electric mixer, until light and fluffy.
Puree kiwi fruit and remove chunks, then add to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
Slowly add the icing mixture 1/2 a cup at a time, mixing in the icing mixture before adding more.
Continue adding icing mixture and mixing until the icing isn’t too moist.
Transfer icing to a piping bag or a large ziplock bag and squeeze down to remove any air pockets.
Cut one corner off the ziploc bag if using, and pipe the icing onto the cupcakes.
Garnish with a small slice of kiwi fruit if desired.

More Cupcake Recipes

Kiwi Cupcakes

These delicious and moist Kiwi Fruit Cupcakes are easy to make and taste great topped with creamy kiwi buttercream!

Print Pin

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Course Snack, Snacks

Servings cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

175 g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
175 g butter, softened
175 g caster sugar
3 eggs beaten
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped

Buttercream Icing

113 g butter, softened
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2-2 1/2 cups icing mixture
2 kiwi fruits, pureed, white centre and other lumps removed

Instructions

Cupcakes

Preheat oven to 160˚C.
Grease or line muffin tray.
Sift flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
Add the butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
Beat well until mixture is smooth, then stir in the kiwi fruit.
Spoon mixture into the cases.
If you don't want to ice the cupcakes with icing, you could top the cupcakes with 1 TBSP caster sugar and 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon now before baking.
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Buttercream Icing

In a mixing bowl, add the butter and vanilla extract and beat using an electric mixer, until light and fluffy.
Puree kiwi fruit and remove chunks, then add to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
Slowly add the icing mixture 1/2 a cup at a time, mixing in the icing mixture before adding more.
Continue adding icing mixture and mixing until the icing isn't too moist.
Transfer icing to a piping bag or a large ziplock bag and squeeze down to remove any air pockets.
Cut one corner off the ziploc bag if using, and pipe the icing onto the cold cupcakes.
Garnish with a small slice of kiwi fruit if desired.

Keyword Cupcakes, Kiwi Fruit

Tried this recipe? Share a pic on Instagram#simplelivingcreativelearning

Kiwi Fruit Cupcakes