COCONUT & RASPBERRY CUPCAKES

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Adding a little fruit purée to your buttercream frosting gives you a berry flavour and vibrant colour atop your sponges

Provided by Mary Cadogan

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert

Time 45m

Yield Makes 12-15

Number Of Ingredients 12

175g self-raising flour
140g caster sugar
50g desiccated coconut
140g butter , softened
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
4 tbsp milk
140g raspberry , fresh or frozen
280g icing sugar
85g butter , softened
4 tbsp raspberry coulis, from a bottle or fresh
a little desiccated or shredded coconut , to decorate

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with deep paper cases or a 15-hole bun tin with cake cases. Tip all the cake ingredients except the raspberries into a bowl and beat for 1-2 mins until light and fluffy. Gently fold in the raspberries.
  • Divide the mixture between the cases and bake for 18-20 mins (add a couple of extra mins for deep cases), until golden brown and firm to the touch. Leave to cool.
  • Beat together the icing sugar, butter and raspberry coulis to make a light, fluffy icing. Spoon or pipe onto the cakes and sprinkle with coconut.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 314 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 37 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 28 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium

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