Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting

Name: Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 44 min
Cook time: 44 min
Total time: 44 min
Yield: 7
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp amaretto liqueur; 1 Tbsp baking powder; 177 milliliters butter, softened; 710 milliliters cake flour; 1 teaspoons coconut extract; 237 milliliters coconut milk, divided; 6 larges egg whites; 355 milliliters flake unsweetened coconut, toasted; 0 teaspoons salt; 355 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut-Cream Cheese Frosting might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 7. One portion of this dish contains about 11g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 741 calories. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of American food. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 44 minutes. Head to the store and pick up sugar, egg whites, coconut extract, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy and creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until well blended.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add egg whites, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

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Egg Whites

Add extracts; beat well.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with 1 cup coconut milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition.

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Baking Powder

Coconut Milk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Divide batter evenly among 18 paper-lined cups of muffin pans.

Bake at 350 for 20 to 23 minutes or until batter is set but centers of cupcakes still look slightly wet. (Do not overcook.) Cool in pans 10 minutes; transfer to wire racks.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

Combine amaretto liqueur and remaining 3 tablespoons coconut milk; stir well. Spoon mixture evenly over tops of warm cupcakes, spreading with back of spoon. Cool completely.

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Amaretto Liqueur