Sunday Brunchies and Crunchies: Pineapple
Cupcake
2 September 2012
Author's note: The 'Sunday Brunchies and
Crunchies' edition of Sunday Brunch explores a
single item in WDW. Rather than dedicate a post
to one whole restaurant, we'll be taking a quick
and critical look at some delicious Disney
treats and dining individually.
I hope you're not sick of cupcakes. I know I
keep reviewing them, but I could never get tired
of them. An explosion in the food world a few
years ago, the gourmet cupcake is getting a
little out of style these days, but Walt Disney
World is still churning them out as new ideas
are tried and tested and served. Here at Disney,
the cupcake, no matter what the latest trend,
will never go out of style for hungry guests.
Still, there comes a point with anything in life
that too much causes the excitement to wane just
a smidge.

Today we'll be taking a bite out of the new
Pineapple Coconut Cupcake at Sunshine Seasons at
the Land pavilion in Epcot. With all the
cupcakes that I've reviewed the past two years,
I've finally found one that actually let me down
more than impressed me. Unfortunately, there
were a lot of expectations going into this
cupcake, which probably was my first mistake.
Firstly, I was at Sunshine Seasons, probably my
favorite and most often reviewed quick service
dining location at Disney. Secondly, I was
reviewing yet another Disney cupcake, and my
taste buds may have been fatigued of cupcakery
for the year. Thirdly, I am incredibly biased
when it comes to Pineapple desserts since they
are my favorite fruit.
With all that out of the way, we take a look
at the topic at hand: the Pineapple Coconut
Cupcake. Plain and simple as its descriptive
name, that's what this cupcake was. No bells and
whistles, no gimmicks or Disney decorative
magic. The cake part of the dessert was a yellow
cake with a moderate flavor of pineapple; the
buttercream was simple, and more on the less
sweet side which I've come to admire with recent
cupcakes. The cupcake was finished with a
garnish of fresh pineapple chunks and a coating
of toasted coconut. This cupcake had a clean
look with just enough color to catch the eye and
did nothing more than the core purpose of food:
to satisfy my hunger. Overall, the cupcake was
fresh and satisfying, though it lacked the
Disney magic found in the other cupcakes of the
resort.

In all my days reviewing
cupcakes, I've been spoiled and have come to
expect an exciting filling or interesting flavor
combination. Nothing new and exciting with the
tried and tested pineapple coconut combination.
Though that does not mean to say this cupcake
was bad in anyway. It was still a delicious
dessert and I did enjoy it. But being in Disney
World, I just kept wanting more after having
experienced the best cupcakes they've had to
offer. For those who just need a pineapple
dessert after their Sunshine meal, this does the
job. For those looking for a magical Disney
cupcake experience, wait until Easter and pray
that Disney's Hollywood Studios brings back
their version of the
Pineapple Coconut Cupcake.