LEMON-FILLED COCONUT CUPCAKES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 (2 1/2-inch) muffin cups with paper liners; set aside.
- Spread 1 cup coconut on a baking sheet. Toast for 6 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, coconut milk, oil, and yellow food coloring; beat with an electric mixer on low for 30 seconds. Scrape down the side of bowl. Beat on medium for 2 minutes more. Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near centers comes out clean. Cool cupcakes in muffin cups on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from muffin cups and cool completely on wire rack.
- For lemon filling:
- In a medium bowl, stir together 1/2 cup whipped cream frosting and the lemon curd until combined.
- With a sharp knife, make a 1/2-inch slit in the top center of each cooled cupcake. Place lemon filling in a disposable piping bag; snip a small end off one corner of the bag, and pipe filling into cupcakes.
- In a medium bowl, stir the coconut extract into the remaining whipped cream frosting and frost the cupcakes.
- Toss together the toasted coconut and the remaining 1/2 cup untoasted coconut. Sprinkle the coconut mixture over the frosted cupcakes.
LEMON COCONUT CUPCAKES
This is a great cupcake recipe that I created. Lemon and coconut together is such a great combo. If you want, you can substitute lime zest for the lemon zest in the frosting, for lime coconut cupcakes instead. You can also add no zest at all to make regular coconut cupcakes.
Provided by Cupcake Princess
Categories Desserts Cakes Lemon Cake Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
- Heat 5 tablespoons butter and milk together in a saucepan over low heat until butter is melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Beat white sugar, eggs, egg yolk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract together in a bowl using an electric hand mixer on low until mixture is smooth and thickened. Slowly pour flour mixture into sugar-egg mixture while mixing with the electric mixer until just incorporated. Slowly add butter-milk mixture; beat until just combined. Fold in 1/2 cup shredded coconut. Fill muffin cups with batter.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Beat softened butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer on medium. Gradually beat confectioners' sugar into creamed butter mixture on low until incorporated. Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract and lemon zest until smooth and creamy. Spread frosting over cooled cupcakes; sprinkle about 1 teaspoon shredded coconut onto each cupcake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 307.7 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 82.4 mg, Fat 14.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 9.3 g, Sodium 199.4 mg, Sugar 29.4 g
LEMON COCONUT CUPCAKES WITH LEMON FILLING
Perfect Cupcake for the Summer! It features a yellow cake cupcake (you can do a lemon flavored cupcake too) with lemon curd filling, cream cheese frosting and topped with coconut. It's so good and moist and this will make your mouth ZING! I add raspberries to the top to give it some color, but you can omit that part. These...
Provided by Annamaria Settanni McDonald
Categories Other Desserts
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- 1. Make cupcake batter according to package directions and fold in coconut after batter is mixed. Bake according to package directions. Cool Cupcakes when done.
- 2. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Meanwhile, make the frosting. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on low speed, cream together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla and almond extracts. Add the confectioners' sugar and mix until smooth.
- 3. LEMON CURD: Add enough water to a medium saucepan to come about 1-inch up the side. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, combine egg yolks and sugar in a medium size metal bowl and whisk until smooth, about 1 minute. Add lemon juice and zest to egg mixture and whisk until smooth. Once water reaches a simmer, reduce heat to low and place bowl on top of saucepan. Bowl should be large enough to fit on top of saucepan without touching the water. Whisk until thickened, approximately 8 minutes, or until mixture is light yellow and coats the back of a spoon. Remove promptly from heat and stir in butter a piece at a time, allowing each addition to melt before adding the next. Remove to a clean container and cover by laying a layer of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the curd. Allow curd to cool or store in refrigerator. Curd will keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
- 4. TO ASSEMBLE: Fill a plastic pastry bag fitted with a medium-sized round tip with the cooled lemon curd. Gently poke the pastry bag tip into the center top of the cupcakes and fill with a small amount of curd. If needed, wipe off any excess curd from the tops with a clean paper towel.
- 5. Frost cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, top with shredded coconut and top with a raspberry. Peel paper back and take a big bite and enjoy and be ready for your mouth to zing!
LEMON COCONUT CUPCAKES
Lemon plus coconut equals big smiles in this cupcake equation. These zesty gems are a hit with my family, friends and neighbors. -Debra Henderson, Booneville, Arkansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 15 cupcakes.
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Beat just until combined. Fold in coconut., Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18-22 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, grated lemon zest, vanilla and lemon juice until fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth; stir in 1/4 cup coconut. Frost cupcakes; sprinkle with remaining coconut. Garnish with shredded lemon zest if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 327 calories, Fat 18g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 85mg cholesterol, Sodium 262mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
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