LEMON COCONUT CUPCAKES
This is a great cupcake recipe that I created. Lemon and coconut is such a good combanation. If you wan't you can subsatute lime zest for the lemon zest in the frosting for Lime Coconut Cupcakes. You can also add no zest at all to make regular coconut cupcakes.
Provided by Cupcake-Princess
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 12 cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with 12 paper baking cups. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt, set aside.
- In a small saucepan heat butter and milk over low heat just until mixture is hot and butter is melted. Remove from heat.
- Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed beat eggs, egg yolk, sugar, and vanilla until lightened in color and thickened. On low speed gradually add flour mixture and beat until blended. Slowley add hot milk mixture and beat until combined. Stir in coconut.
- Divide batter evenly between baking cups. Bake until toothpick inseted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cupcakes in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack to cool completley.
- For the frosting: In a medium mixing bowl on medium speed cream butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- On low speed gradually add powdered sugar. Add vanilla and lemon zest and beat until smooth and creamy. Spread frosting on cupcakes and top with coconut.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.1, Fat 15.1, SaturatedFat 9.5, Cholesterol 86.2, Sodium 210.4, Carbohydrate 39.5, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 28.3, Protein 4
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