Steps:
- Coconut Cream: Set a fine-mesh sieve over bowl. In a medium saucepan over low heat, bring the half-and-half to a simmer. Add the unsweetened coconut, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes to let the coconut steep. Strain and discard the coconut. In another bowl, whisk the egg yolks with sugar, flour, and salt until mixture is pale, 1 minute. Whisk half of the warm half-and-half into egg yolk mixture, then pour that mixture into the remaining half-and-half in the saucepan and cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until thickened, 6 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and whisk in the vanilla. Strain pastry cream through the sieve and press a piece of plastic wrap directly onto the surface of the cream to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate coconut cream for about 1 hour. Coconut Frosting: In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk sugar and flour together. Add milk and cream and cook over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until mixture comes to a boil and has thickened, 20 minutes. Transfer mixture to mixer with paddle. Beat on high speed until cool. Reduce speed to low and add butter; mix until incorporated. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until the frosting is light and fluffy. Add vanilla extract and 1/2 cup of coconut cream and mix until combined. If the frosting is too soft, put it in the refrigerator to chill, then mix again until it is proper consistency. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a medium tip with remaining coconut cream. Puncture center of a cupcake with tip and squeeze approximately 1 teaspoon of coconut pastry cream into the cupcake. Frost the top of each cupcake with the coconut frosting and sprinkle with shredded coconut.
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