COCONUT & LIME MUFFINS

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Make and share this Coconut & Lime Muffins recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Pink Penguin

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 12 Muffins

Number Of Ingredients 9

125 g margarine
125 g caster sugar
2 eggs
50 g desiccated coconut
3 limes, juice and zest of
175 g self raising flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
40 g butter
125 g icing sugar

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to Gas 4, 180°C, 350°F Line a muffintray with paper cases. Whisk together the margarine and sugar until creamy.
  • Add eggs and whisk again. Mix in coconut, lime zest and juice. Fold in the flour and baking powder.
  • Spoon the mixture into the paper cases and bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove and cool on a baking wire.
  • Beat the butter and the icing sugar together with a tablespoon of hot water until smooth. Add a few drops of green colouring and mix until well blended and fluffy.
  • Fill a piping bag with a wide nozzle and top each cupcake with a whirl of icing. Decorate with extra lime zest.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280.4, Fat 13.4, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 42.4, Sodium 170.6, Carbohydrate 37.7, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 22.7, Protein 3.2

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