RECIPE: Make the Delicious Dole Whip Cupcakes from Disney World at Home!

Did you know that each year Disney celebrates Dole Whip Day?

Yes, June 20th, 2023 was Dole Whip Day, and Disney celebrated by introducing some new Dole Whip snacks for a limited time, as well as listing all the Dole Whip snacks available around the property. Now we know how to make one of those snacks at home!

One snack we got to try was the Dole Whip Pineapple Cupcake from Disney’s Contemporary Resort. We’ve seen this snack before and it is a major hit at Contempo Cafe!

If you wanna try this at home, here’s how you can make it in your own kitchen! This recipe makes 12 cupcakes. These are pineapple mousse-filled cupcakes topped with pineapple buttercream and garnished with cherries.

Ingredients

Pineapple Mousse

• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 3 tablespoons pineapple-flavored powdered gelatin

Pineapple Buttercream

• 1 tablespoon pineapple juice
• 3 tablespoons pineapple-flavored powdered gelatin
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons whole milk

Cupcakes

• 12 vanilla cupcakes, from a favorite recipe or box mix
• Yellow food coloring
• Orange food coloring
• 12 maraschino cherries

Instructions

Pineapple Mousse

1. Whip the heavy cream in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until soft peaks form. Set aside.
2. Heat milk in a small saucepan over medium heat until very hot, but not boiling. Whisk in gelatin and stir until dissolved. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes.
3. Fold the gelatin mixture into whipped cream until fully incorporated.
4. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, up to 2 days.

Pineapple Buttercream

1. Combine pineapple juice and gelatin in a small bowl, stirring until gelatin is dissolved. Set aside.
2. Cream shortening and softened butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until fluffy.
3. Add gelatin mixture and beat on medium speed until fully incorporated.
4. Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, and beat on low speed until fully mixed. Increase to medium speed and beat, scraping the side of the bowl as needed, until the frosting is stiff.
5. Add milk, one teaspoon at a time, until buttercream is light and fluffy.
6. Divide the buttercream in half and store in two airtight containers until ready to use.

Cupcakes

1. Using a 1-inch cookie cutter or apple corer, cut a hole about 2/3 of the way down the center of each cupcake. Fill with reserved pineapple mousse. Using an offset spatula, remove any excess mousse from the top of the cupcake.
2. Add a few drops of yellow and orange food coloring to one of the reserved pineapple buttercream containers until the desired shade of yellow is achieved.
3. Place white buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a star tip. Spoon yellow buttercream in a second piping bag fitted with a star tip of the same size.
4. Pipe buttercream on cupcakes, alternating between yellow and white to create a soft-serve swirl look. Top with maraschino cherry.

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