pineapple

Hummingbird cupcakes, filling with tropical flavors, are topped with cream cheese frosting and a dried pineapple flower

Hawaiian Banana Bread... add a little sunshine to your day with this easy, low-fat recipe.

We've had pineapple upside down cake together once before, and I don't want you to feel like I am playing mind games with you by offering a second one. The methods are completely different, save the upside down part, with one cake cooking the fruit in a brown sugar syrup before topping it with a runny, pourable cake batter, then the other cake I am giving you today. The latter of the two is far superior - a schmear of honeyed sugar goo slicks the bottom of the pan, followed by fresh pineapple in it's raw state and a thick, creamy cake batter to fill in the nooks and crannies.

Enjoy my redo of my favorite Italian Apple Cake, with fresh pineapple. A super moist and delicious butter cake!

Bananas are great in cakes. This cake is moist, beautiful to look at and tastes super-delicious - like a Sundae!!

Got the winter blues? A warm bread pudding infused with pineapple and coconut might be just the tropical jolt you need to shake off those doldrums. And a healthy dose of caramel sauce topping it all of couldn't hurt either!

Sweet Life made these lovely tiny wedding cakes for her little sister, who is currently planning her big day! Speaking from experience (hint, hint), they're something any bride-to-be would be thrilled to receive: mini cakes (adorably named) filled with pineapple, banana and pecans; piped with cream cheese icing; and finished with a gorgeous sugared flower petal.

Recipe: Hummingbird Cake

Pineapple, rum and coconut turns a layer cake into a very special treat!

Recipe: Piña Colada cake

These muffins make a lovely healthy breakfast - lightly sweetened with agave and pineapple, made hearty with grated carrot and protein-rich egg whites, refined with a touch of spice,  and then fortified with nutty whole wheat flour. Happy day muffins really. :)

Recipe: Carrot Pineapple Muffins

Do we fall into the danger zone of lameness and predictability by asking you if you like Piña Coladas, or do we keep it professional by sticking to the fact that these cookies sound so appealing, we would totally shake our coconuts at them? Oops. So much for professionalism.

Recipe: Piña Colada Oatmeal Cookies