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Coconut Cupcakes with Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
Light & moist coconut cupcakes with a dreamy coconut cream cheese frosting are just what you need to celebrate springtime. Bake up a dozen of these little white cakes packed with coconut flavor for Easter or any spring afternoon!
Ingredients
Coconut Cupcakes
Coconut Cream Cheese Frosting
Instructions
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Add cupcake liners to a muffin pan.
- Step 2
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Step 3
Cut up the butter into small cubes and add to the dry ingredients. Mix on low speed until it resembles wet sand.
- Step 4
Add the oil, coconut milk, vanilla, and coconut flavor paste, and mix until just combined.
- Step 5
In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites to medium peaks. Gently fold them into the batter with a rubber spatula until just combined.
- Step 6
Fill the cupcake liners about ⅔ of the way full.
- Step 7
Bake for 16-18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Step 8
Cool completely before decorating.
- Step 9
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter, cream cheese, and coconut flavor paste on high speed until smooth.
- Step 10
Slowly add the sifted powdered sugar and mix on low speed until fully combined.
- Step 11
Once all of the powdered sugar is added, continue beating on low speed until no more lumps or pockets of air remain and the frosting is smooth.
- Step 12
Decorate the cupcakes and top each with coconut flakes as desired.
Per serving
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